I compared it to the way the plane broke apart,

我跟飞机解体的方式作了比较
and I think I may have found something interesting.

发现了些有趣的事
The hull of an airplane

飞机的机体
is really just a bunch of round barrels riveted together.

其实就是一个个拼接起来的圆筒
The wing, however, is a masterpiece.

而机翼才是重中之重
It's the most physically complicated component of an airplane.

它是飞机上最复杂的组成部分
Nearly 200 feet long, it bears the weight of the entire aircraft

长度近两百英尺能承受整架飞机的重量
and is shaped precisely to fit within a hundredth of an inch.

设计精确在百分之一英寸内
The curvature of the wing is what gives it its lift.

机翼的曲率能使飞机升空
Air rushes faster over the top, creating a vacuum,

气流速度快到极致产生真空
which sucks the wing upward and in turn the entire fuselage.

对机翼产生向上的升力再带动整个机身
This is important because an airplane wants to be nose-up.

这很重要因为飞机要机头上扬