Levels

Lab

The physics

A box let go from a plane starts with the plane's velocity. After that, only gravity acts. Gravity only pulls down.

x = ux t    y = h + uy t − ½ g t²

From level flight (uy = 0), the fall time is t = √(2h / g), whatever the plane's speed.

For a moving target, use the velocity relative to the target.

distance = (vplane − vtarget) × t