Engine Pylon Positioning
Forgive my ignorance, I'm not the technical type! But I have a question regarding the POSITIONING of jet engines on modern airliners. For which I am talking ONLY of aircraft that have WING MOUNTED engines. WHY are the engines held on pylons that are positioned FORWARD of the wing? One would have thought there'd be more strain on the pylon than if the engine was mounted DIRECTLY under the wing surface itself. (Hope I'm making sense here!) Might sound like a daft question but I'm looking for a not-daft answer, if anyone can educate me? Thanks awfully.