Over spring break, I went to Europe! I encountered numerous applications of physics throughout my trip. One application was the airplane that we took to fly to Paris. An unbelievable amount of work was done in the plane's flight. The tires of the plane encountered friction with the runway as it gained velocity in order to take flight. The plane's engines worked hard in order to help the plane achieve a velocity of approximately 600 mph. The plane while in the air had to maintain velocity and create a force great enough to oppose the force of gravity acting on the massive aircraft.There was a massive force opposing the force of gravity, enabling the plane to fly at an extremely high altitude. Also, while in flight and taking off, the plane encountered air resistance. The plane was designed in a streamline matter to keep the air resistance to a minimum.
