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🪁 Kite Flying in the Wind: Wind Speed - 2D Side View, Force Balance and Line Angle

2D companion of the kite-in-the-wind simulation: a side view of a tethered kite with lift, drag, weight and line tension arrows, the line elevation against wind speed, the minimum flying wind and the lift and drag polar.

Physics & Mechanics2DEasy60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

Kite AerodynamicsLift and DragForce BalanceWind SpeedTethered Flight

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