A combustor for use in a gas turbine engine, the combustor enclosing a combustion chamber having a combustion area, wherein the combustor comprises: an outward shell; an inward shell located radially inward of the outward shell, the inward shell and the outward shell defining the combustion chamber therebetween; an aft outward panel located proximate the outward shell, the aft outward panel extending from an aft end of the combustion chamber to an outward panel joint; an aft inward panel located proximate the inward shell, the aft inward panel extending from the aft end of the combustion chamber to an inward panel joint; and a forward panel located proximate a forward end of the combustion chamber, the forward panel comprising: an outward wall located proximate the outward shell; an inward wall located proximate the inward shell; and a forward wall located proximate the forward end of the combustion chamber, the forward wall extending from the inward wall to the outward wall, wherein the outward wall extends from the forward wall to the outward panel joint and an aft portion of the outward wall overlaps the aft outward panel by a first distance at the outward panel joint, and wherein the inward wall extends from the forward wall to the inward panel joint and an aft portion of the inward wall overlaps the aft inward panel by a second distance at the inward panel joint, characterized in that: the aft outward panel includes an outer fold where the aft outward panel folds over on itself, the outer fold being located at the outward panel joint; the aft outward panel is bolted to the outward shell, the bolts being located between the outer fold and the outward shell; the aft inward panel includes an inner fold where the aft inward panel folds over on itself, the inner fold being located at the inward panel joint, and the aft inward panel is bolted to the inward shell, the bolts being located between the inner fold and the inward shell. an outward shell; an inward shell located radially inward of the outward shell, the inward shell and the outward shell defining the combustion chamber therebetween; an aft outward panel located proximate the outward shell, the aft outward panel extending from an aft end of the combustion chamber to an outward panel joint; an aft inward panel located proximate the inward shell, the aft inward panel extending from the aft end of the combustion chamber to an inward panel joint; and a forward panel located proximate a forward end of the combustion chamber, the forward panel comprising: an outward wall located proximate the outward shell; an inward wall located proximate the inward shell; and a forward wall located proximate the forward end of the combustion chamber, the forward wall extending from the inward wall to the outward wall, an outward wall located proximate the outward shell; an inward wall located proximate the inward shell; and a forward wall located proximate the forward end of the combustion chamber, the forward wall extending from the inward wall to the outward wall, wherein the outward wall extends from the forward wall to the outward panel joint and an aft portion of the outward wall overlaps the aft outward panel by a first distance at the outward panel joint, and wherein the inward wall extends from the forward wall to the inward panel joint and an aft portion of the inward wall overlaps the aft inward panel by a second distance at the inward panel joint, characterized in that: the aft outward panel includes an outer fold where the aft outward panel folds over on itself, the outer fold being located at the outward panel joint; the aft outward panel is bolted to the outward shell, the bolts being located between the outer fold and the outward shell; the aft inward panel includes an inner fold where the aft inward panel folds over on itself, the inner fold being located at the inward panel joint, and the aft inward panel is bolted to the inward shell, the bolts being located between the inner fold and the inward shell. the aft outward panel includes an outer fold where the aft outward panel folds over on itself, the outer fold being located at the outward panel joint; the aft outward panel is bolted to the outward shell, the bolts being located between the outer fold and the outward shell; the aft inward panel includes an inner fold where the aft inward panel folds over on itself, the inner fold being located at the inward panel joint, and the aft inward panel is bolted to the inward shell, the bolts being located between the inner fold and the inward shell.