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🐦 Hummingbird Energy Lab - 2D Hover Power Budget, Wingbeat Frequency and Nectar Cost

2D companion of the hummingbird energy lab: a top view of the wing stroke with a blade-element hover model giving lift, power budget, hover wingbeat frequency and nectar cost.

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⚙ Under the hood

2D companion of the hummingbird energy lab: a top view of the wing stroke with a blade-element hover model giving lift, induced, profile and inertial power, the wingbeat frequency needed to hover and the nectar cost of an hour of hovering.

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