An unmanned aerial vehicle launch tube comprising: at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate disposed about a right parallelepiped aperture; at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate disposed about the right parallelepiped aperture; and one or more structural panels (141, 142, 143, 144) disposed between the at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate and the at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate; wherein the UAV launch tube is characterized in that the one or more structural panels (141, 142, 143, 144) comprise four structural panels, each panel comprising a cylindrical segment, and each panel having a planar surface defined by a chord length and a cylindrical height, each planar surface disposed orthogonally relative to a next planar surface each structural panel (141, 142, 143, 144) having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge perpendicular to the chord length, wherein the first lateral edge of a first structural panel is proximate to, but not contacting, a first lateral edge of a second structural panel, the second lateral edge of the first structural panel is proximate to, but not contacting, a first lateral edge of a third structural panel, and wherein the first lateral edge of a fourth structural panel is proximate to, but not contacting, a second lateral edge of a second structural panel, the second lateral edge of the fourth structural panel is proximate to, but not contacting, a second lateral edge of a third structural panel, and wherein the planar surfaces of each of the four structural panels are aligned with a launch tube centerline, and wherein each of the four structural panels are disposed between the inner layer of epoxy prepreg substrate and the outer layer of epoxy pregreg substrate. at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate disposed about a right parallelepiped aperture; at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate disposed about the right parallelepiped aperture; and one or more structural panels (141, 142, 143, 144) disposed between the at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate and the at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate; wherein the UAV launch tube is characterized in that the one or more structural panels (141, 142, 143, 144) comprise four structural panels, each panel comprising a cylindrical segment, and each panel having a planar surface defined by a chord length and a cylindrical height, each planar surface disposed orthogonally relative to a next planar surface each structural panel (141, 142, 143, 144) having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge perpendicular to the chord length, wherein the first lateral edge of a first structural panel is proximate to, but not contacting, a first lateral edge of a second structural panel, the second lateral edge of the first structural panel is proximate to, but not contacting, a first lateral edge of a third structural panel, and wherein the first lateral edge of a fourth structural panel is proximate to, but not contacting, a second lateral edge of a second structural panel, the second lateral edge of the fourth structural panel is proximate to, but not contacting, a second lateral edge of a third structural panel, and wherein the planar surfaces of each of the four structural panels are aligned with a launch tube centerline, and wherein each of the four structural panels are disposed between the inner layer of epoxy prepreg substrate and the outer layer of epoxy pregreg substrate.