Payload support frame for unmanned aerial system

A payload support frame adapted to suspend a payload from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during flight, the frame comprising:

• at least three elongated rigid segments, each comprising a hollow elongated pole;
• at least three upper flexible segments, each at an upper end of a corresponding rigid segment and each comprising a rope, cable, or wire;
• at least three lower flexible segments, each at a lower end of a corresponding rigid segment and each comprising a rope, cable, or wire;
• a rigid upper spacer frame configured to hold the at least three upper flexible segments, and thereby the upper ends of the corresponding rigid segments, in a spaced-apart arrangement, the rigid upper spacer frame being in a spaced-apart arrangement from the upper ends of the at least three rigid segments;
• and
• a rigid lower spacer frame configured to hold the at least three lower flexible segments, and thereby the lower ends of the corresponding rigid segments, in a spaced-apart arrangement;
• the rigid lower spacer frame being in a spaced-apart arrangement from the lower ends of the at least three rigid segments;
• wherein the at least three upper flexible segments and the at least three lower flexible segments all comprise a dielectric material;
• wherein the at least three upper flexible segments are adapted to be selectively attachable, directly or indirectly, to the UAV;
• and
• wherein the at least three lower flexible segments are adapted to be selectively attachable, directly or indirectly, to the payload.