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There is a concept of lift when aircraft is built. The wing of an airplane takes a shape commonly referred to as an airfoil, that is curved downward on the top, but is mostly flat on the bottom. When an airplane speeds down the run way, the air is "split" by the wind. Air that travels above the wing is fast (since it has a longer distance to travel due to the curve) and is low in pressure. Air that skims the bottom of the wing is relatively slower (since it has a shorter distance to travel, because it is flat) and has higher pressure. Since there is more pressure below the wing than there is on top, the airplane is lifted up.

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