There is provided an acoustic structure and a method of manufacturing such
acoustic structure. The acoustic structure comprises at least one uncured
facesheet ply defining a plurality of perforations, an adhesive that
includes a corresponding plurality of perforations, and a honeycomb core
portion adhered to the facesheet ply by the adhesive. The acoustic
structure undergoes a single curing process, advantageously an autoclave
curing process, to cure the entire acoustic structure. By adhering at
least one uncured facesheet ply to the honeycomb core portion, the curing
process is capable of curing both the facesheet ply and the adhesive with
a single curing process. The single curing process accordingly obviates
additional process steps and a sacrificial adhesive layer typically used
in other acoustic structures.