Method of fabricating a hole in a composite panel

A method of forming a hole in a carbon fiber composite panel comprising:

• positioning a first carbon fiber sheet on a layup table, the layup table having a forming tool extending outward from a portion of the table, the first carbon fiber sheet including a plurality of carbon fibers oriented along a first common direction;
• positioning a second carbon fiber sheet on the layup table prior to applying the resin, the second carbon fiber sheet including a second plurality of carbon fibers oriented along a second common direction;
• and
• extending the forming tool through the first carbon fiber sheet and the second carbon fiber sheet such that a subset of each of the first plurality of carbon fibers and the second plurality of carbon fibers are displaced about the forming tool;
• applying a resin to the first and second carbon fiber sheet;
• pre-curing the resin to form a carbon fiber pre-preg part defining a hole about the forming tool;
• and
• removing the carbon fiber pre-preg part from the layup table.