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🪂 Parachute Deployment - 2D Drag, Terminal Velocity and Opening Shock Profile

2D companion of the parachute deployment sim: integrates quadratic drag in an exponential atmosphere with a ramped canopy opening, and plots speed, altitude and g-load against analytic terminal velocity.

Physics & Mechanics2DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version
Parachute Deployment - 2D Drag, Terminal Velocity and Opening Shock Profile ↗ Open standalone
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2D companion of the parachute deployment sim: integrates quadratic drag in an exponential atmosphere with a ramped canopy opening, and plots speed, altitude and g-load against analytic terminal velocity.

Parachute DropDrag ForceTerminal VelocityAtmosphere

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

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