The force of lift is what makes airplanes fly. It results from
an effect called the Bernoulli Effect when air passes over and
airfoil, a surface which is curved on the top and flat on the
bottom. The air passing over the upper surface has farther to go
and therefore goes faster than that passing over the lower surface.
The faster-moving air causes the pressure above the airfoil to
reduce, causing the wing to rise.