Table of Contents
Foreword 6
First Impressions 7
Classifying Aerodynamics 8
Section-1: The Zone Theory 9
The Zone Theory of Aerodynamic Lift 10
Postulate-1 12
Postulate-2 12
Postulate-3 12
Postulate-4 12
Postulate-5 13
Postulate-6 13
The Salman Effect of Aerodynamics 14
Section-2: The Analysis 16
Beauty called The Bird Airfoil 17
The Modern Aircraft Asymmetrical Airfoil 20
Concept of AoR (Angle of Retreat) & Airfoil Details 21
Section-3: The Proofs 23
Proof-1 The Fundamental Proof of Zone Theory by First-Principles & Origins of Airfoil Lift 24
Proof-2 Curious Behavior of Nacelle Strake Vortices 26
Proof-3 Zones Working over Fighter Jet Wings 30
Proof-4: A Conclusive Video Evidence 32
Proof-5 Thermodynamic Proof of the Zone Theory 34
Proof-6 Experimental Videos 38
Proof-7 Validation by Artificial Intelligence 39
ChatGPT said: 39
Deepseek Response: 41
Meta’s Lama Says: 43
Leonardo Ai imagines the Zone Theory 45
Section-4: Theory Applications 46
Slat Action Explained 47
Explanation of Stall – Surface Transformations 48
Flow Separation Fallacy & Stall 50
Normal Flight (Angle of Attack Zero) 52
Abnormal Flight (High Angle of Attack) 52
Why Bernoulli and Newton Failed to Lift 54
Bernoulli’s Failure 54
Newton’s Failure 55
Einstein Failed using Bernoulli’s Principle for Wing Design 59
Wind Tunnels are the WRONG Tool 62
Zone Theory Explains the Ground Effect 65
Airfoils & Loudspeakers have a lot in common 69
Flat Earthers and Streamliners 71
Flying Fish – Once again, no V1 no Lift 73
Planes of Early Flying Days 75
Airfoil – The Most Efficient Aerodynamic Form – Persu Car of 1922 78
Bird Airfoil Revisited … Now at Supersonic Speeds 81
More Manifestations of Salman Effect 85
Section-5: The Flawed Classics 87
How the Science of Flight was Distorted 88
Gone with the Wind-Tunnel (and CFD) 89
The Fallacies of Aerodynamics 91
Bernoulli’s Principle 91
Equal-Time Argument 91
Boundary Layer 91
Flow Separation 92
Coanda Effect 92
Angle of Attack … Tragic Flaw of Flight Dynamics 93
The Misnomers of Aerodynamics 95
Masters in Error 97
This is how lift is explained in Encyclopedia Britannica, only sparingly: 97
Nasa’s Glen Research Center website defines lift in two separate paras as: 97
Prof. Holger Babinsky’s explanation of lift on Cambridge’s own website: 97
Conclusion & Thanks 98