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🎈 Hot Air Balloon - 2D Side View of Buoyancy, Burner Heat Balance and Altitude Equilibrium

2D companion of the hot air balloon simulation: a side-view model of Archimedes lift, burner heating, envelope heat loss, quadratic drag and the float altitude in an exponential atmosphere.

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

⚙ Under the hood

2D companion of the hot air balloon simulation: a side-view model of Archimedes lift, burner heating, envelope heat loss, quadratic drag and the float altitude in an exponential atmosphere.

Buoyancy DragHot AirBalloon FlightIdeal Gas

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