Qlandex Design

25/08/2026

https://youtu.be/dneIMh23DIw?is=jlVougVGx6QwpL5o

Innovative Design for Electric Flight — A Different Approach to Range

What if greater electric flight range does not begin with a bigger battery, but with a different way of thinking about the aircraft as a complete system?

For more than a century, aircraft design has continued to evolve. In electric aviation, however, increasing flight range is often closely connected to increasing battery capacity. More batteries provide more stored energy — but they also add weight, which in turn affects the aircraft's energy requirements.

This research explores a different question:

Can an electric aircraft achieve significantly greater range without simply increasing battery capacity?

After years of research and concept development, I have developed a new integrated design approach for electric flight: NLF.

Initial theoretical analyses indicate the potential for a significant improvement in flight range — potentially in the range of 2–4× under the assumptions used in the theoretical study — without increasing battery capacity.

These results are theoretical and have not yet been experimentally validated. The concept is presented as a research question, not as a proven technological solution.

Initial thermodynamic analyses have also been conducted with respect to the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics.

The next steps are:

further simulation and modelling
independent technical verification
validation of the theoretical calculations
practical testing

For intellectual-property reasons, this video intentionally does not disclose all technical details of the concept.

The purpose is not to claim that the research question has already been answered, but to invite further investigation:

What if improving electric flight range requires us to look beyond battery capacity alone?

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Innovative Design for Electric Flight — A Different Approach to Ran...

27/06/2026

How It All Started 40 Years Ago

I was 15 years old when I discovered that I had a talent for solving technical problems with ideas that went beyond what most people could imagine. I would often visit the Innovation Centre in Alkmaar—sometimes almost every month.

I was practically part of the family there. They even made sure to save me a piece of birthday cake whenever I stopped by.

Over the past 40 years, I have developed more than 130 innovative concepts and have contacted over 260 companies—including Shell and Fokker—as well as educational institutions (MTS/HTS colleges, Delft University of Technology, and Eindhoven University of Technology) and research institutes such as NLR, ECN, TNO, and Rijkswaterstaat. Along the way, I have had the opportunity to speak with countless professionals, both within these organizations and beyond.

I also had many discussions with NOVU (The Dutch Order of Inventors). On several occasions, I was told: "Come up with something simpler—you are too far ahead of your time." Looking back, they were probably right. Fortunately, technology has advanced significantly since then, and today most of my designs can actually be engineered and manufactured.

During these 40 years, several of my concepts have indeed been realized. Unfortunately, some were taken by companies because of weak Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), while other companies—sometimes connected to those organizations—eventually brought the concepts to market.

However, none of this has ever stopped me from starting over. Whether improving an existing concept or developing something entirely new, every setback has made me stronger and has helped me raise the quality of my designs to an even higher level.

At the age of 21, I was diagnosed with and . During the assessment, the specialists were surprised that I was able to read and do mathematics at all. Receiving that diagnosis brought a great deal of peace to my life and answered many questions I had carried for years.

The name Qlandex Design was created sometime between 2001 and 2003. However, I did not officially register my company with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KvK) or register the company logo until 2019. Feel free to visit my YouTube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/

The name Qlandex was created by rearranging the letters of my first name, Alexander, starting with the letter Q and ending with X.

I am certainly not yet where I want to be, but I am confident that I am moving rapidly in the right direction.

The journey of 40 years of innovation has been built on perseverance, frustration, determination, self-belief, and confidence in my abilities. It has been a challenging road, but one that continues to move forward.

P.S. I now have a much stronger NDA.

Thank you for taking the time to read my story, and perhaps our paths will cross in the near future.

Kind regards,
Alexander Janknegt
Qlandex Design

09/06/2026