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A panel has an exterior face thereof adapted for attachment to a support frame and an interior face thereof adapted for defining a boundary of a compartment. The panel includes a core encapsulated within a panel frame of reinforced phenolic material, the core having first and second faces thereof, a

A panel has an exterior face thereof adapted for attachment to a support frame and an interior face thereof adapted for defining a boundary of a compartment. The panel includes a core encapsulated within a panel frame of reinforced phenolic material, the core having first and second faces thereof, and a periphery. The panel frame includes first and second skins attached to the first and second faces of the core. One or more closeouts are disposed between the skins about the periphery of the core, with the one or more closeouts being attached to the first and second skins. A heating element is adjacent the interior face of the panel.

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1. A panel having an exterior face thereof adapted for attachment to a support frame and an interior face thereof adapted for defining a boundary of a compartment, the panel comprising: a core encapsulated within a panel frame of reinforced phenolic material, the core having first and second faces t

1. A panel having an exterior face thereof adapted for attachment to a support frame and an interior face thereof adapted for defining a boundary of a compartment, the panel comprising: a core encapsulated within a panel frame of reinforced phenolic material, the core having first and second faces thereof, and a periphery thereof, the panel frame including first and second skins attached to the first and second faces of the core;one or more closeouts disposed between the skins about the periphery of the core, with the one or more closeouts being attached to the first and second skins; anda heating element adjacent the interior face of the panel, wherein the heating element is embedded into the first skin of the panel, and integrally joined thereto by the reinforced phenolic material. 2. The panel of claim 1, wherein the heating element is a resistive heating element including electrically-conductive carbon fiber strands. 3. The panel of claim 2, wherein the heating element includes a plurality of carbon fiber strands extending between two opposed electrical buses. 4. The panel of claim 3, wherein the plurality of carbon fiber strands are woven together in a diamond pattern. 5. The panel of claim 3, wherein each one of the electrical buses includes a pair of copper plates that sandwich a corresponding end of each of the plurality of carbon fiber strands. 6. The panel of claim 3, wherein the primary core has a first thickness, the plurality of carbon fiber strands has a second thickness, and the one or more closeouts has a third thickness, the third thickness being about equal to the sum of the first thickness and the second thickness and defining a distance between the first and second skins. 7. The panel of claim 6, wherein the electrical buses have a thickness greater than the second thickness, and the electrical buses are received in recessed pockets of the one or more closeouts. 8. The panel of claim 7, further comprising a pair of electrical wires coupled to the electrical buses for introducing a voltage across the heating element, wherein the electrical wires are positioned in recessed pockets of the one or more closeouts. 9. The panel of claim 8, wherein the one or more closeouts including the recessed pockets include one or more machineable phenolic blocks. 10. A panel having an exterior face thereof adapted for attachment to a support frame and an interior face thereof adapted for defining a boundary of a compartment, the panel comprising: a core encapsulated within a panel frame of reinforced phenolic material, the core having first and second faces thereof, and a periphery thereof, the panel frame including first and second skins attached to the first and second faces of the core;one or more closeouts disposed between the skins about the periphery of the core, with the one or more closeouts being attached to the first and second skins;a heating element adjacent the interior face of the panel;a pair of opposed electrical buses positioned at opposing ends of the heating element; anda pair of electrical wires coupled to the electrical buses for introducing a voltage across the heating element, wherein each of the pair of electrical wires terminates at a corresponding electrically-conductive terminal block, each of the terminal blocks being received in a corresponding recessed pocket, wherein a terminal post is positioned in each of the terminal blocks and protrudes outwardly from the panel for connecting the heating element to a voltage source. 11. The panel of claim 10, wherein the recessed pockets receiving the terminal blocks are formed in the one or more closeouts. 12. A panel having an exterior face thereof adapted for attachment to a support frame and an interior face thereof adapted for defining a boundary of a compartment, the panel comprising: a core encapsulated within a panel frame of reinforced phenolic material, the core having first and second faces thereof, and a periphery thereof, the panel frame including first and second skins attached to the first and second faces of the core;one or more closeouts disposed between the skins about the periphery of the core, with the one or more closeouts being attached to the first and second skins;a heating element adjacent the interior face of the panel;a pair of opposed electrical buses positioned at opposing ends of the heating element;a pair of electrical wires coupled to the electrical buses for introducing a voltage across the heating element; anda pair of hollow fittings coupled to the exterior face of the panel, each of the hollow fittings providing a conduit through which a corresponding one of the pair of electrical wires passes and extends away from the exterior face for connection to a voltage source. 13. A panel having an exterior face thereof adapted for attachment to a support frame and an interior face thereof adapted for defining a boundary of a compartment, the panel comprising: a core encapsulated within a panel frame of reinforced phenolic material, the core having first and second faces thereof, and a periphery thereof, the panel frame including first and second skins attached to the first and second faces of the core;one or more closeouts disposed between the skins about the periphery of the core, with the one or more closeouts being attached to the first and second skins; anda heating element adjacent the interior face of the panel, wherein the heating element is a resistive heating element including electrically-conductive carbon fiber material in a perforated film, the heating element including an electrical bus positioned at each one of two opposing ends. 14. The panel of claim 13, wherein the heating element is positioned on the interior face of the panel. 15. The panel of claim 13, wherein the heating element is embedded into the first skin of the panel, and integrally joined thereto by the reinforced phenolic material. 16. The panel of claim 1, wherein the heating element is a first heating element, the panel further comprising at least one additional heating element coupled to the first heating element in series. 17. The panel of claim 16, wherein the first heating element and the at least one additional heating element have substantially equivalent surface area and electrical resistance to provide a plurality of uniformly-heated areas within the panel. 18. The panel of claim 16, wherein the first heating element and the at least one additional heating element have at least one of substantially different surface area and substantially different electrical resistance to provide a plurality of non-uniformly-heated areas within the panel. 19. A flame retardant panel, having an exterior face thereof adapted for attachment to a support frame and an interior face thereof adapted for defining a boundary of a compartment, the flame retardant panel comprising: a panel structure including a primary core encapsulated within a panel frame of reinforced phenolic material, the primary core having first and second faces thereof, and a periphery thereof, the panel frame including first and second skins, attached to the first and second faces of the primary core, and one or more closeouts disposed between the skins about the periphery of the primary core, with the one or more closeouts being attached to the periphery of the primary core and to the first and second skins; anda layer of flame retardant material attached to the second skin of the panel frame and extending outwardly therefrom to at least partially define the exterior face of the flame retardant panel, wherein the layer of flame retardant material further comprises a layer of intumescent material attached to the second skin,wherein the layer of intumescent coating is a composite structure including an intumescent material disposed in a fibrous mat, andwherein the layer of intumescent material includes a cured epoxy resin to form a pre-cured layer of intumescent material, and the panel further includes adhesive bonding the pre-cured layer of intumescent material to the second skin. 20. A flame retardant panel, having an exterior face thereof adapted for attachment to a support frame and an interior face thereof adapted for defining a boundary of a compartment, the flame retardant panel comprising: a panel structure including a primary core encapsulated within a panel frame of reinforced phenolic material, the primary core having first and second faces thereof, and a periphery thereof, the panel frame including first and second skins, attached to the first and second faces of the primary core, and one or more closeouts disposed between the skins about the periphery of the primary core, with the one or more closeouts being attached to the periphery of the primary core and to the first and second skins; anda layer of flame retardant material attached to the second skin of the panel frame and extending outwardly therefrom to at least partially define the exterior face of the flame retardant panel, wherein the layer of flame retardant material further comprises a layer of intumescent material attached to the second skin,wherein the layer of intumescent coating is a composite structure including an intumescent material disposed in a fibrous mat, andwherein the layer of intumescent material is impregnated with phenolic resin, placed against the second skin of reinforced phenolic resin and co-cured therewith. 21. The flame retardant panel of claim 19, further comprising one or more ribs of reinforced phenolic material connecting the first and second skins to one another and disposed inwardly from the periphery of the primary core. 22. The flame retardant core of claim 21, wherein the primary core is a pre-cured reinforced core, including at least one reinforced phenolic rib and two or more foam strips, the at least one phenolic rib being positioned between two adjacent ones of the two or more foam strips. 23. A flame retardant panel, having an exterior face thereof adapted for attachment to a support frame and an interior face thereof adapted for defining a boundary of a compartment, the flame retardant panel comprising: a panel structure including a primary core encapsulated within a panel frame of reinforced phenolic material, the primary core having first and second faces thereof, and a periphery thereof, the panel frame including first and second skins, attached to the first and second faces of the primary core, and one or more closeouts disposed between the skins about the periphery of the primary core, with the one or more closeouts being attached to the periphery of the primary core and to the first and second skins;a layer of flame retardant material attached to the second skin of the panel frame and extending outwardly therefrom to at least partially define the exterior face of the flame retardant panel; andone or more ribs of reinforced phenolic material connecting the first and second skins to one another and disposed inwardly from the periphery of the primary core,wherein the primary core comprises a plurality of groupings, each formed from a plurality of plastic foam strips helically wound together in a side-by-side relationship by rovings of fibrous material, with the groupings being disposed in a side-by-side relationship with one another and joined by first and second adhesive scrims on the first and second faces of the primary core, such that faying portions of the fibrous rovings of adjacent groupings form reinforcements for the reinforced phenolic ribs. 24. The flame retardant panel of claim 19, wherein one or more of the one or more closeouts is machineable to include at least one mating surface. 25. The flame retardant panel of claim 24, wherein the mating surface is a lap joint. 26. The flame retardant panel of claim 25, wherein the interior face of the panel defines a plane of the panel, the closeout includes at least one bore therethrough extending substantially perpendicularly to the plane of the panel. 27. The flame retardant panel of claim 19, wherein the primary core further comprises at least one tapping block, with the tapping block including a block of reinforced phenolic material and a metal plate encapsulated within the block, the tapping plate being adapted to be drilled and tapped so as to provide the panel with a mounting area. 28. The flame retardant panel of claim 19, wherein the primary core comprises a plastic closed cell foam of polyisocyanurate material. 29. The flame retardant panel of claim 19, wherein the primary core comprises a balsa wood material. 30. The flame retardant panel of claim 19, wherein: the panel defines a longitudinal axis thereof, a transverse axis thereof extending substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, and a thickness thereof extending substantially orthogonally to both the longitudinal and transverse axes of the panel, with both the longitudinal and transverse axes lying substantially within a plane defined by the interior face of the panel; andthe thickness of the panel varies and includes at least a first and a second thickness thereof, within the periphery of the primary core. 31. The flame retardant panel of claim 30, wherein the layer of flame retardant material attached to the second skin of the panel frame and extending outwardly therefrom to at least partially define the exterior face of the panel extends only partially across the entirety of the exterior face of the panel, throughout one but not both of the first and second thicknesses of the panel. 32. The panel of claim 10, wherein the heating element is a first heating element, the panel further comprising at least one additional heating element coupled to the first heating element in series. 33. The panel of claim 32, wherein the first heating element and the at least one additional heating element have substantially equivalent surface area and electrical resistance to provide a plurality of uniformly-heated areas within the panel. 34. The panel of claim 32, wherein the first heating element and the at least one additional heating element have at least one of substantially different surface area and substantially different electrical resistance to provide a plurality of non-uniformly-heated areas within the panel. 35. The panel of claim 12, wherein the heating element is a first heating element, the panel further comprising at least one additional heating element coupled to the first heating element in series. 36. The panel of claim 35, wherein the first heating element and the at least one additional heating element have substantially equivalent surface area and electrical resistance to provide a plurality of uniformly-heated areas within the panel. 37. The panel of claim 35, wherein the first heating element and the at least one additional heating element have at least one of substantially different surface area and substantially different electrical resistance to provide a plurality of non-uniformly-heated areas within the panel. 38. The panel of claim 13, wherein the heating element is a first heating element, the panel further comprising at least one additional heating element coupled to the first heating element in series. 39. The panel of claim 38, wherein the first heating element and the at least one additional heating element have substantially equivalent surface area and electrical resistance to provide a plurality of uniformly-heated areas within the panel. 40. The panel of claim 38, wherein the first heating element and the at least one additional heating element have at least one of substantially different surface area and substantially different electrical resistance to provide a plurality of non-uniformly-heated areas within the panel. 41. The flame retardant panel of claim 20, further comprising one or more ribs of reinforced phenolic material connecting the first and second skins to one another and disposed inwardly from the periphery of the primary core. 42. The flame retardant core of claim 41, wherein the primary core is a pre-cured reinforced core, including at least one reinforced phenolic rib and two or more foam strips, the at least one phenolic rib being positioned between two adjacent ones of the two or more foam strips. 43. The flame retardant panel of claim 20, wherein one or more of the one or more closeouts is machineable to include at least one mating surface. 44. The flame retardant panel of claim 43, wherein the mating surface is a lap joint. 45. The flame retardant panel of claim 44, wherein the interior face of the panel defines a plane of the panel, the closeout includes at least one bore therethrough extending substantially perpendicularly to the plane of the panel. 46. The flame retardant panel of claim 23, wherein one or more of the one or more closeouts is machineable to include at least one mating surface. 47. The flame retardant panel of claim 46, wherein the mating surface is a lap joint. 48. The flame retardant panel of claim 47, wherein the interior face of the panel defines a plane of the panel, the closeout includes at least one bore therethrough extending substantially perpendicularly to the plane of the panel. 49. The flame retardant panel of claim 20, wherein the primary core further comprises at least one tapping block, with the tapping block including a block of reinforced phenolic material and a metal plate encapsulated within the block, the tapping plate being adapted to be drilled and tapped so as to provide the panel with a mounting area. 50. The flame retardant panel of claim 23, wherein the primary core further comprises at least one tapping block, with the tapping block including a block of reinforced phenolic material and a metal plate encapsulated within the block, the tapping plate being adapted to be drilled and tapped so as to provide the panel with a mounting area. 51. The flame retardant panel of claim 20, wherein the primary core comprises a plastic closed cell foam of polyisocyanurate material. 52. The flame retardant panel of claim 23, wherein the primary core comprises a plastic closed cell foam of polyisocyanurate material. 53. The flame retardant panel of claim 20, wherein the primary core comprises a balsa wood material. 54. The flame retardant panel of claim 23, wherein the primary core comprises a balsa wood material. 55. The flame retardant panel of claim 20, wherein: the panel defines a longitudinal axis thereof, a transverse axis thereof extending substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, and a thickness thereof extending substantially orthogonally to both the longitudinal and transverse axes of the panel, with both the longitudinal and transverse axes lying substantially within a plane defined by the interior face of the panel; andthe thickness of the panel varies and includes at least a first and a second thickness thereof, within the periphery of the primary core. 56. The flame retardant panel of claim 55, wherein the layer of flame retardant material attached to the second skin of the panel frame and extending outwardly therefrom to at least partially define the exterior face of the panel extends only partially across the entirety of the exterior face of the panel, throughout one but not both of the first and second thicknesses of the panel. 57. The flame retardant panel of claim 23, wherein: the panel defines a longitudinal axis thereof, a transverse axis thereof extending substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, and a thickness thereof extending substantially orthogonally to both the longitudinal and transverse axes of the panel, with both the longitudinal and transverse axes lying substantially within a plane defined by the interior face of the panel; andthe thickness of the panel varies and includes at least a first and a second thickness thereof, within the periphery of the primary core. 58. The flame retardant panel of claim 57, wherein the layer of flame retardant material attached to the second skin of the panel frame and extending outwardly therefrom to at least partially define the exterior face of the panel extends only partially across the entirety of the exterior face of the panel, throughout one but not both of the first and second thicknesses of the panel.