Patent ID: 8505430

Claim:
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch tube comprising: at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate disposed about a right rectangular aperture; at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate disposed about the right rectangular aperture; and one or more structural panels disposed between the at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate and the at least one outer layer of prepreg substrate; wherein the one or more structural panels comprise four structural panels, each structural panel comprising a cylindrical segment, and each structural 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 having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, 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 each of the four structural panels are disposed between the at least one inner layer of prepreg substrate and the at least one outer layer of pregreg substrate.