Projectile Range, Height, and Flight Time
The trajectory a stream, spray, or thrown object follows - its range, peak height, and flight time.
Example
You enter
- Launch speed v (ft/s) 80
- Launch angle above horizontal (deg) 45
You get
- Horizontal range 198.9 ft
- Maximum height 49.7 ft
- Flight time (s) 3.52
Details, formula, and sources
Level-ground kinematics: range R = v^2 sin(2 theta)/g, max height H = v^2 sin^2(theta)/(2g), flight time t = 2 v sin(theta)/g. An 80 ft/s stream at 45 degrees reaches 199 ft out and 50 ft up in still air; the range peaks at 45 degrees and complementary angles (30 and 60) give the same reach but different arcs - the trade between reach, height, and coverage a nozzle operator or sprinkler layout makes. Air resistance is NEGLECTED, so a real stream falls short - this is the still-air upper bound. Launch height, wind, and stream break-up are separate. A planning estimate; field conditions govern.
R = v^2 sin(2 theta)/g; H = v^2 sin^2(theta)/(2g); t = 2 v sin(theta)/g; g = 32.174 ft/s^2. Range peaks at 45 deg; complementary angles give equal range.
The level-ground projectile relations R = v^2 sin(2 theta)/g, H = v^2 sin^2(theta)/(2g), t = 2 v sin(theta)/g (standard kinematics), by name.
The projectile relations are standard published kinematics; the launch speed and angle are the user's inputs.
Estimate. AHJ and licensed professional govern.
Field names used by the API: velocity_fps, angle_deg, range_ft, max_height_ft, flight_time_s
- Range/height/time R = v^2 sin(2 theta)/g, H = v^2 sin^2(theta)/(2g), t = 2 v sin(theta)/gkinematics
- Optimal angle range peaks at 45 deg; complementary angles give equal rangekinematics
- No drag still-air upper bound; air resistance shortens a real stream, launch height/wind are separatescope of this tile