Frame material for drones and other unmanned aircraft, and drone frame made from such material

A drone frame comprising:

• a first carbon fiber layer;
• a second carbon fiber layer;
• a center clear layer positioned between said first carbon fiber layer and said second carbon fiber layer;
• a cutout formed through an entire thickness of said first carbon fiber layer so as to expose a portion of said center clear layer;
• and
• an LED unit positioned in said cutout, said LED unit having a plurality of LEDs on a bottom thereof;
• said bottom of said LED unit abutting said center clear layer, and wherein said drone frame is part of a drone or unmanned aircraft.

A method of constructing a frame for an unmanned aircraft comprising the following steps:

• providing a top carbon fiber sheet, a bottom carbon fiber sheet and a clear sheet;
• applying a resin to the various sheets and layering them such that the center clear sheet is positioned over the bottom carbon fiber sheet, and the top carbon fiber sheet is positioned over the center clear sheet;
• curing the layered sheets;
• pressing the cured layered sheets so as to form a composite material;
• forming at least one recess in one of said top carbon fiber sheet and said bottom carbon fiber sheet so as to expose a portion of said clear sheet;
• positioning an LED unit within said at least one recess;
• and
• cutting the composite material in a desired shape so as to form the frame for the unmanned aircraft.