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🎈 Hot Air Balloon Flight — 2D Buoyancy, Burner and Altitude Profile

2D companion of the hot air balloon flight sim: ideal-gas buoyancy in an ISA atmosphere, envelope heat balance with burner power and wall losses, quadratic drag and an altitude-hold autopilot, with live altitude, climb rate and temperature graphs.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
Hot Air Balloon Flight — 2D Buoyancy, Burner and Altitude Profile ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the hot air balloon flight sim: ideal-gas buoyancy in an ISA atmosphere, envelope heat balance with burner power and wall losses, quadratic drag and an altitude-hold autopilot, with live altitude, climb rate and temperature graphs.

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

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