An aircraft , comprising: a wing having a top surface and a bottom surface ; a suction fan array having one or more fans mounted to the wing , the one or more fans each being positioned primarily above the top surface of the wing ; a pressure fan array having one or more fans mounted to the wing , the one or more fans of the pressure fan array each being positioned primarily below the bottom surface of the wing ; and a computing system having one or more memory devices and one or more processors , and wherein the one or more fans of the suction fan array are controllable independent of the one or more fans of the pressure fan array , and wherein the one or more fans of the suction fan array are controllable to a first fan speed and the one or more fans of the pressure fan array are controllable to a second fan speed, and the one or more processors being configured to: generate a control command based at least in part on a thrust demand and a flight segment of a flight of the aircraft , the thrust demand being a request for a specific thrust output of a distributed propulsion system of the aircraft that includes the fans of the suction and pressure fan arrays , and the control command indicating instructions for adjusting at least one of the first fan speed and the second fan speed to optimize a lift on the wing for the flight segment; and cause adjustment of at least one of the first fan speed and the second fan speed based at least in part on the control command such that a pressure ratio of an air pressure below the wing to an air pressure above the top surface is changed to optimize the lift. a wing having a top surface and a bottom surface ; a suction fan array having one or more fans mounted to the wing , the one or more fans each being positioned primarily above the top surface of the wing ; a pressure fan array having one or more fans mounted to the wing , the one or more fans of the pressure fan array each being positioned primarily below the bottom surface of the wing ; and a computing system having one or more memory devices and one or more processors , and wherein the one or more fans of the suction fan array are controllable independent of the one or more fans of the pressure fan array , and wherein the one or more fans of the suction fan array are controllable to a first fan speed and the one or more fans of the pressure fan array are controllable to a second fan speed, and the one or more processors being configured to: generate a control command based at least in part on a thrust demand and a flight segment of a flight of the aircraft , the thrust demand being a request for a specific thrust output of a distributed propulsion system of the aircraft that includes the fans of the suction and pressure fan arrays , and the control command indicating instructions for adjusting at least one of the first fan speed and the second fan speed to optimize a lift on the wing for the flight segment; and cause adjustment of at least one of the first fan speed and the second fan speed based at least in part on the control command such that a pressure ratio of an air pressure below the wing to an air pressure above the top surface is changed to optimize the lift. generate a control command based at least in part on a thrust demand and a flight segment of a flight of the aircraft , the thrust demand being a request for a specific thrust output of a distributed propulsion system of the aircraft that includes the fans of the suction and pressure fan arrays , and the control command indicating instructions for adjusting at least one of the first fan speed and the second fan speed to optimize a lift on the wing for the flight segment; and cause adjustment of at least one of the first fan speed and the second fan speed based at least in part on the control command such that a pressure ratio of an air pressure below the wing to an air pressure above the top surface is changed to optimize the lift. <EOS>