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2D Ballistics — Drag vs Vacuum Trajectory

2D side-view projectile motion with real numerically-integrated quadratic air drag (F=½ρv²CdA), adjustable angle, speed, mass, drag coefficient and wind, and a live overlay comparing the real drag trajectory against the ideal vacuum parabola.

Sports Physics & Biomechanics2DEasy60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 3D version

This 2D side-view simulator numerically integrates real projectile motion under gravity and quadratic air drag (F = ½ρv²CdA), instead of drawing the idealised vacuum parabola directly. Adjust launch angle, speed, projectile mass, drag coefficient, cross-sectional area and wind, and watch the real drag-and-wind trajectory diverge from a dashed reference parabola computed for the same angle and speed with no air resistance at all — with live range, max height, flight time and impact-speed readouts for both.

⚙ Under the hood

A 2D side-view projectile motion simulator with real numerically-integrated quadratic air drag (F=½ρv²CdA), adjustable launch angle, speed, mass, drag coefficient and wind, and a live overlay comparing the real drag trajectory against the ideal vacuum parabola with range/max-height/time-of-flight readouts for both.

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