Inventors:
Vishal Bansal - Overland Park KS, US
Marni Loriel Rutkofsky - Raytown MO, US
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY - Schenectady NY
International Classification:
B32B 37/26
B32B 37/10
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a composite article such as an airplane part or a boat part is presented. The method includes: preparing a prepreg layup, the prepreg layup comprising a plurality of prepregs and at least one microporous breather membrane; enclosing the prepreg layup with a gas impermeable vacuum bag; evacuating a volume enclosed by the gas impermeable vacuum bag to preconsolidate the plurality of prepregs; consolidating the plurality of prepregs; and discontinuing the evacuating.