A mallard suddenly took wing, rising steeply into the air with an angry squawk.

一只野鸭突然展翅飞起，愤怒地尖鸣一声直冲天空。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

When the shape of a wing creates more lift from the air passing around it than it does drag (air resistance), an aircraft will fly.

当鱼鳍的形状通过流动的空气产生比其(空气)阻力更多的升力时，飞行物便能飞翔。

youdao

A plane flies because air flowing more slowly under its wing exerts more pressure than the faster-moving air flowing above.

飞机之所以能飞翔是因为机翼下方的气流缓慢，对机翼上方的快速流动的空气施加更多的压力。

youdao

Officials said the plane suffered more damage than originally thought in the collision, including the propeller damage, and the loss of wing flaps and the air speed indicator.

CNN: U.S. pilot struggled to regain control after collision

Lindbergh had by then been activated as a colonel in the Army Air Corps, and he now began traveling around the country for the U.S. government, lobbying for the development of American aviation and for expanding and modernizing the air wing of the armed forces.

NPR: Roth Rewrites History with a 'Plot Against America'

This can be accomplished by utilizing operational alternatives, including modified U.S. Air Force Air Expeditionary Forces, along with U.S. Marine Corps Air Wing, to provide the required close air support mission in Afghanistan.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Solving the Navy��s carrier shortage