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From my perspective, a much superior explanation would be something like: "A wing causes an aircraft to fly because its shape, and the angle at which it moves through the air, creates regions of higher air pressure under the wing, and lower air pressure above the wing. This causes an upwards force on the wing, and a corresponding reaction force downwards on the air itself."



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