🪁 Aerodynamic Forces on a Kite in Wind — 2D Force Balance & Tether Angle
2D companion of the kite simulation: a side-view force diagram of lift, drag, weight and tether tension, tether angle against wind speed, lift and drag against angle of attack, and the lift-to-drag polar with stall.
⚙ Under the hood
2D companion of the kite simulation: a side-view force diagram of lift, drag, weight and tether tension, tether angle against wind speed, lift and drag against angle of attack, and the lift-to-drag polar with stall.
Aerodynamic ForcesKite FlightLift Drag
2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install