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Our Mission
In today’s globalized world, trade and travel play a fundamental role in many people’s lives, both professionally and personally. Climate-neutral mobility, especially climate-neutral air transport, is an important measure to mitigate climate change. Climate-neutral air transport creates the framework conditions for achieving economic and social sustainability goals. Universal access to safe and climate-neutral air transport connects people and companies around the world.
A significant increase in the overall efficiency of aircraft is the prerequisite for realizing the vision of a climate-neutral air transport system. The consistent further development of aircraft and propulsion technologies will make a significant contribution to this goal. The synergies associated with a greatly increased integration of propulsion systems in future commercial aircraft will contribute to this goal with a potential of 10 to 20% additional energy savings.
Our goals & methods
We utilize interactions between the disciplines of aerodynamics, acoustics, flight physics, structural mechanics and thermodynamics through a multidisciplinary, cross-system view of the aircraft development process in order to develop future highly efficient aircraft through innovative approaches.
The main pillars of this integration are Boundary Layer Ingestion (BLI), Distributed Propulsion (DP), the combination of thrust generation and aircraft control as well as the various aspects of the integration of the propulsion systems in the airframe. The comprehensive evaluation of synergies and the optimally balanced application of the principles require a consistent cross-disciplinary and cross-system view of the entire aircraft. The synergies result from physical processes and phenomena at the various interfaces between aircraft and propulsion systems, which are investigated in the individual projects.
News at SynTrac
SynTrac iRTG Research Training Camp 2025: Academic Writing Workshop
Building on the success of its earlier retreat on research planning and collaboration, the Integrated Research Training Group (iRTG) of the SynTrac project recently hosted another training event—this time with a dedicated focus on academic writing. From 25. August to 29. August 2 …
SynTrac Presents Research in Propulsion and Aerodynamics at AIAA Aviation Forum 2025
SynTrac successfully contributed to the AIAA Aviation Forum 2025, held in Las Vegas from 21st July until 25th July, with two technical presentations highlighting cutting-edge research in propulsion integration and aerodynamic transition. The event brought together global aerosp …
Little researchers on a great discovery tour: children from the “element-i Kinderhaus Steppkes” visit SynTrac
Ten curious children from the “element-i Kinderhaus Steppkes” visited the Institute of Aerospace Thermodynamics (ITLR) at the University of Stuttgart and spent a morning immersed in the fascinating world of aeronautical engineering. For many of the young guests, it was their seco …
SynTrac Showcases Acoustics-Oriented Design Vision at ICSV31
The SynTrac project marked a significant milestone at the 31st International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV31), held from 6–11 July 2025 in Incheon, South Korea. As one of the most prestigious global gatherings in the field of acoustics and vibration, ICSV31 brought togeth …
