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The upper surface of wings of an aeroplane are made convex and lower concave downwards?

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Due to this shape, velocity of air becomes larger at the upper surface and smaller at the lower surface. As a result, pressure on the upper side becomes less than the pressure on the lower side. Due to this pressure difference, the wing of the aeroplane experiences an upward lift.
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