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🦅 Bird Wing Flapping Aerodynamics (2D Blade-Element View)

2D blade-element view of a flapping bird wing: flap kinematics, relative wind, angle of attack, lift and drag per strip, thrust, power and Strouhal number. Same engine and four checks as the 3D page.

Space & Astronomy2DEasy60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted🟠 Blender💨 Air & Wind ⇄ 3D version

⚙ Under the hood

2D blade-element view of a flapping bird wing: flap kinematics, relative wind, angle of attack, lift and drag per strip, thrust, power and Strouhal number. Same engine and four checks as the 3D page.

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