Constant Peg MiG-21 and MiG-23 pilot John Mann discusses how wing geometry affected turning performance, handling characteristics, and top speeds in the MiG-23. | Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum

🫡🫡🫡Anatomy of a Wing in Flight Ever wondered what really makes an airplane wing keep you in the sky? Let’s break it down—simple, clear, and easy to picture. A wing isn’t just a flat piece of metal. It’s carefully shaped and packed with parts that work together to create lift, control direction, and keep you flying safely through all kinds of air. Airfoil Shape: The curved top and flatter bottom create lower pressure above the wing and higher pressure below—this difference lifts the plane up.