The Invention is a reinforced plastic sonar dome having a low acoustical
insertion loss combined with sufficient mechanical strength. Acoustical
and structural fibers are stochastically mixed and formed into a blended
yarn. The blended yarn is woven into a blended fabric. The blended fabric
is ordered into a stack having multiple layers of blended fabric. The
blended fabric is incorporated into a polymer resin while the polymer
resin is in liquid form using a vacuum assist. The acoustical fibers and
the vacuum assist modify the acoustical properties of the resulting
composite sonar dome.