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🦅 Eagle Thermal Soaring - 2D Circling Climb, Optimal Bank and Thermal Centering

2D companion of the eagle thermal-soaring lab: circling in a Gaussian thermal, climb rate versus bank angle, sink polar and centering.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

2D companion of the eagle thermal-soaring lab: a bird circles in a Gaussian thermal, with live climb rate, optimal bank angle, sink-rate polar and a simple centering reflex.

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