E6B Flight Computer & Vector Physics Simulator
E6B Flight Computer & Vector Physics Simulator A fully functional aviation navigation tool built from first principles — wind triangle, ISA atmospheric model, fuel planning, and a live Matter.js physics visualizer in vanilla JavaScript with zero runtime dependencies. Table of Contents Overview Architecture The Aviation Mathematics Atmospheric Chain — Pressure → Density → TAS The Wind Triangle Solver Leg Performance — ETE & Fuel Burn State Management & Reactivity Matter.js Physics Visualizer Rigid Body & Force Model Bezel Compass & Whiz-Wheel Interaction Wind Particle System Test Suite Key Technical Decisions Running It Repository Links Overview E6B Flight Computer is a self-contained, zero-dependency aviation navigation tool that runs entirely in the browser. It reimplements the mechanical “whiz wheel” — the circular slide rule pilots have used since the 1940s — as a physically accurate computational model paired with a real-time vector physics canvas. ...