A heating apparatus for heating a reinforcing layer of a composite material layup , the heating apparatus comprising: a housing including a base and a housing body extending upwards from the base to define a housing interior space ; a radiant heating assembly disposed within the housing interior space and configured to transfer a radiant heat to the reinforcing layer ; a convection heating assembly formed within the housing including at least one convection assembly gas passage formed within the housing body ; a convection assembly gas outlet coupled to an end of the at least one convection assembly gas passage , wherein a convection assembly gas flows through the at least one convection assembly gas passage and the convection assembly gas flows through the convection assembly gas outlet , and wherein the convection assembly gas outlet is configured to direct the convection assembly gas to flow along the radiant heating assembly towards a convection heat application point defined by the housing body in order to heat the convection assembly gas and produce a convection heat; characterized that it further comprises: at least one redirection gas passage formed in the base of the housing , the at least one redirection gas passage configured to transport a redirection gas to the convection heat application point ; and a redirection nozzle positioned at the convection heat application point , the redirection nozzle formed in the housing body and coupled to an end of the at least one redirection gas passage , wherein the redirection gas flows from the redirection nozzle such that the redirection gas directs the convection assembly gas and the convection heat towards the reinforcing layer . a housing including a base and a housing body extending upwards from the base to define a housing interior space ; a radiant heating assembly disposed within the housing interior space and configured to transfer a radiant heat to the reinforcing layer ; a convection heating assembly formed within the housing including at least one convection assembly gas passage formed within the housing body ; a convection assembly gas outlet coupled to an end of the at least one convection assembly gas passage , wherein a convection assembly gas flows through the at least one convection assembly gas passage and the convection assembly gas flows through the convection assembly gas outlet , and wherein the convection assembly gas outlet is configured to direct the convection assembly gas to flow along the radiant heating assembly towards a convection heat application point defined by the housing body in order to heat the convection assembly gas and produce a convection heat; characterized that it further comprises: at least one redirection gas passage formed in the base of the housing , the at least one redirection gas passage configured to transport a redirection gas to the convection heat application point ; and a redirection nozzle positioned at the convection heat application point , the redirection nozzle formed in the housing body and coupled to an end of the at least one redirection gas passage , wherein the redirection gas flows from the redirection nozzle such that the redirection gas directs the convection assembly gas and the convection heat towards the reinforcing layer . at least one redirection gas passage formed in the base of the housing , the at least one redirection gas passage configured to transport a redirection gas to the convection heat application point ; and a redirection nozzle positioned at the convection heat application point , the redirection nozzle formed in the housing body and coupled to an end of the at least one redirection gas passage , wherein the redirection gas flows from the redirection nozzle such that the redirection gas directs the convection assembly gas and the convection heat towards the reinforcing layer . <EOS>