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🦅 Migratory Birds Flight Physics — 2D V-Formation Upwash Map

2D Canvas companion of the migratory birds lab: a top view of a V formation where each bird's wake lifts the next, with per-bird induced-drag savings and a vortex upwash model checked analytically.

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Migratory Birds Flight Physics — 2D V-Formation Upwash Map ↗ Open standalone
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2D Canvas companion of the migratory birds lab: a top view of a V formation where each bird's wake lifts the next, with per-bird induced-drag savings and a vortex upwash model checked analytically.

MigrationV FormationInduced DragWingtip Vortices

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

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