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🪂 Linear and Quadratic Drag Terminal Speed Case Studies with Parachute Deployment Lab

Falling sensors, seed pods, boats and carts under linear or quadratic drag, plus a parachute you can deploy mid-flight: watch speed relax toward each terminal value and compare with the textbook curve.

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Linear and Quadratic Drag Terminal Speed Case Studies with Parachute Deployment Lab ↗ Open standalone
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Falling sensors, seed pods, boats and carts under linear or quadratic drag, plus a parachute you can deploy mid-flight: watch speed relax toward each terminal value and compare with the textbook curve.

terminal velocityquadratic draglinear dragparachutedifferential equation

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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