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🪁 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.

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Aerodynamic Forces on a Kite in Wind — 2D Force Balance & Tether Angle ↗ Open standalone
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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.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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