A method is provided during which a preform is provided that includes an electric heater (44) and thermoplastic material. The preform is consolidated to provide an aircraft component (22). The consolidating includes heating the thermoplastic material using...

A method is provided during which a composite preform is provided that includes an electric heater (44), fiber-reinforcement and thermoset material. The composite preform is consolidated to provide a composite aircraft component (22). The consolidating inc...

The procedure uses three or more layers of material (10, 11, 12) of which at least one hardens when a given stress, such as heat or pressure, is applied to it, and by applying that stress selectively the blind is given zones (11a, 11b) with different level...