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✈️ Paper Airplane Physics - 2D Flight Path, Lift and Drag Side View

2D companion of the paper airplane simulator: side-view flight path with lift, drag and weight vectors, angle-of-attack, speed and energy graphs, using the same lumped glider model as the 3D page.

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

⚙ Under the hood

2D companion of the paper airplane simulator: side-view flight path with lift, drag and weight vectors, angle-of-attack, speed and energy graphs, using the same lumped glider model as the 3D page.

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