Physics · Ballistics lab

Projectile motion

Launch a projectile: set angle and speed, toggle air drag, and compare the ideal parabola with the real path. Range, height, and flight time live.

Ballistics lab

Angle45°Launch speed28 m/sg9.8 m/s²

Range

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ideal 80.0 m

Max height

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ideal 20.0 m

Time

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ideal 4.04 s

Set angle and speed, launch, and compare the orange path with the dashed ideal parabola. Drag shortens the range.

x = v₀ cosθ · t ··· y = v₀ sinθ · t − ½gt² (no drag).

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