🦅 Albatross Wave Slope Soaring Lab: Glide Polar, Updraft Height and Swell Lift
A 3D wandering albatross hangs in the updraft of ocean swell without flapping: explore its glide polar, the wind and wave height that keep it aloft, and how the updraft fading with height sets its equilibrium altitude, checked against closed-form formulas.
Animals & Their World3DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted🟠 Blender
⚙ Under the hood
A 3D wandering albatross hangs in the updraft of ocean swell without flapping: explore its glide polar, the wind and wave height that keep it aloft, and how the updraft fading with height sets its equilibrium altitude, checked against closed-form formulas.
AlbatrossSlope SoaringGlide RatioOcean WavesThree.jsBlender
3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install