Patent ID: 7988809

Claim:
A method for making an aircraft interior or floor panel comprising the steps of: providing a first uncured face sheet comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface, said first uncured face sheet comprising at least one fiber layer and an uncured thermosetting resin matrix; providing a second face sheet comprising an interior surface and an exterior surface; providing a honeycomb having walls that define a plurality of honeycomb cells wherein said walls have a first edge for bonding to the interior surface of said first uncured face sheet and a second edge for bonding to the interior surface of said second face sheet; applying an adhesive only to said first edge to form an edge-coated honeycomb wherein said adhesive comprises a rubber-modified thermosetting resin; and bonding said uncured first face sheets and said second face sheet to said edge-coated honeycomb, said bonding comprising the step of curing said uncured thermosetting resin matrix.