SynTrac TRR 364  is a cross-location and interdisciplinary research network founded by the German Research Foundation dissolving traditionally rigid hierarchies and priorities of current aircraft development to unleash synergies of highly integrated transport aircraft. 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 synergies result from physical processes and phenomena at the various interfaces between aircraft and propulsion systems, which are investigated in the individual projects. 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. To realise such a holistic Systems Engineering (SE) approach, great attention has to be paid to the parameterisation and information processing. For the integration of high-fidelity methods, tools and data formats SynTrac develops new approaches. At the same time, SynTrac is committed to training a new generation of engineers who are optimally prepared for future research and development environments in which the boundaries between disciplines will be fluid and in which they must be competent and capable of dialog in highly complex situations. Since the fundamental research of SynTrac has a high social impactl, it is important to communicate to a broad public the challenges involved and to enter into a veritable dialogue with the broader public.