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The explanation for the lift is not correct. Bernoulli's equation is true, but the longer upper surface does not explain the increased speed of air.
A wing is just deflecting air particles down (both upper and lower surfaces contribute to this), so the wing must go up.
Typical wing shape, as seen in fig 3 also, is designed to minimize the drag and turbulent airflows around it, while deflecting as much air as possible (or needed). Making one surface longer than the other is not the target.
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