Splicing of curved acoustic honeycomb

A method for splicing honeycomb sections together, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a first honeycomb section comprising a first edge and a second edge, said first honeycomb section further comprising a plurality of walls that extend between said first and second edges, said walls defining a plurality of honeycomb cells wherein each of said honeycomb cells has a cross-sectional area measured perpendicular to said walls and a depth defined by the distance between said first and second edges, said first honeycomb section further comprising a first honeycomb side that comprises a plurality of protruding honeycomb walls that each comprise a wall end having a length extending between said first edge and said second edge and a thickness;
• providing a second honeycomb section comprising a first edge and a second edge, said second honeycomb section further comprising a plurality of walls that extend between said first and second edges, said walls defining a plurality of honeycomb cells wherein each of said honeycomb cells has a cross-sectional area measured perpendicular to said walls and a depth defined by the distance between said first and second edges, said second honeycomb section further comprising a second honeycomb side that comprises a plurality of protruding honeycomb walls that each comprise a wall end having a length extending between said first edge and said second edge and a thickness;
• and
• forming a seam that is located between said first honeycomb section and said second honeycomb section to adhesively bond said first honeycomb side to said second honeycomb side, said seam having a depth extending between said first and second edges of said first and second honeycomb sections, a thickness and a seam length that extends along said first and second sides, said seam comprising an adhesive for bonding to the wall ends of said first and second honeycomb sides and a honeycomb seam support for said adhesive, said honeycomb seam support comprising a first edge located adjacent to said first honeycomb side and a second edge adjacent to said second honeycomb side, said honeycomb seam support further comprising a plurality of walls that extend between said first and second edges of said honeycomb seam support, said walls defining a plurality of seam cells wherein each said seam cells has a cross-sectional area measured perpendicular to said walls and a thickness defined by the distance between said first and second edges, wherein said adhesive is located in said seam cells.