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Re: Trajectory Calculator (W/ Drag)

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Originally Posted by Brandon_L View Post
I see a formula for finding the angle to launch at with a constant velocity, but I can't find the opposite (Velocity to launch at with a constant angle) anywhere for the life of me. Does anyone know/have it? I've been going through my kinematic equations for the past 6 hours (I kid you not) and have nothing
Our plan is to simply do the simple drag-free formula for an initial guess, and then slowly increase the velocity till the non-reversible drag including formula "hits" the target.

The computers are definitely fast enough for this, but who knows if the ball actually acts like its supposed to.