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by jjk166 1824 days ago
It does move faster. This can be readily observed in wind tunnel tests, and is a source of many issues once you get into transonic flight when the airflow can reach supersonic speeds while the plane in subsonic. Flat wings must be inclined to cause the air on the top side to move faster. The vortices cause air to move at different rates.