A meeting of the Technical Advisory Board (TAB) made up of major aviation stakeholders of the research project exFan was organized to facilitate the exchange of information, the definition of the stakeholders needs and expectations and to foster synergy between the research project and the industry stakeholders. The meeting was structured as a workshop, in which both industry stakeholders and exFan representatives documented and discussed their expectations for future fuel cell electric aircraft, propulsion systems and heat exchangers. Additionally, possible integration and operation scenarios for the exFan were documented. participants had the opportunity to state their expectations related to three central topics: fuel cell electric aircraft, their propulsion systems and future heat exchangers.
