Helicopter Package Drop Simulation

Control Panel

Helicopter Height (m):

Helicopter Horizontal Speed (m/s):

Person's Running Speed (m/s):

Catch window / arm's reach (m):

Air resistance (extension — beyond HL syllabus) b (1/m): a = g − b·v·|v|

Playback speed: 1.0×

Baseline model assumes no air resistance, g = 9.81 m/s². The person starts directly beneath the helicopter and runs the moment the package is released.

Simulation

t = 0.00 s x = 0.00 m h = 0.00 m vₓ = 0.00 m/s vᵧ = 0.00 m/s |v| = 0.00 m/s

Package horizontal velocity Person horizontal velocity Package vertical velocity (grows with time)

Height above ground vs time

Velocity vs time (vₓ solid, vᵧ dashed)

Results