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Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Anglais

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The colorful cloth that suspends us is known as the canopy or wing. There is an upper surface and a lower surface to this canopy as well as a leading edge and trailing edge. The upper and lower surfaces are held together by ribs that are shaped to create a cross section like a bird's or airplane's wing.  3, fiche 1, Anglais, - upper%20surface

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The canopy is constructed of a top and bottom surface joined by a number of vertical segments. When it is fully inflated, the cell takes up an aerofoil shape with a flattish lower surface and a curved, or cambered, top surface.  2, fiche 1, Anglais, - upper%20surface

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Français

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La partie supérieure [de l'aile] est appelée l'extrados et la partie inférieure l'intrados.  2, fiche 1, Français, - extrados

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Extrados. Partie supérieure de la voilure: surface qui regarde le ciel.  3, fiche 1, Français, - extrados

Fiche 1,  Justifications,  Espagnol