Net upward force on airplane wing with different air speeds top and bottom

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Homework Statement


What is the net upward force on an airplane wing of area 20 m2 if the speed of air flow is 300 m/s across the top and 280 m/s across the bottom.


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I have a feeling that this is an easy question, but i just don't know how to solve it! Any hints would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Hint: there is a lift force is because the pressure on the top and bottom surfaces of the wing are different.

What equations do you know that relate pressure in a fluid to the speed of flow?
 
So that would be Bernoulli's equation, right?
But how would you use that in this case?