In this paper an approach to combine the basic concept of Digital Twins with research in product family development applied to civil aviation is presented. Concomitant benefits but also challenges regarding the management of information are introduced as well as the possibility to solve them by using the tools and methods of Model-Based Systems Engineering. As this conjoins three different topics, the basics of each of them in reference to the approach is introduced before they are subsequently combined. In the process, respective past and future research is presented as well.
