Abstract: Aerolift systems and methods using annular airflow ducts and one or more lifting bodies. The annular duct may have a turn angle from an annular inlet to an annular outlet along a conical or flared trumpet flow path. The lifting body may be an airfoil. The lifting body and/or the duct outlet may be oriented substantially vertically or at a small angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the system. One or more propulsion units may move air through the duct and to the lifting body to create a lifting force, e.g. to fly an aircraft or flying system. The flow of air downward may also provide lift. One or more vanes and/or stators may deswirl airflow and/or control the attitude stability when used in a flying system. A tandem aircraft system may connect two distinct aerolifts or aircrafts. Other aircraft systems may connect four aerolifts in a grid-like formation.

Abstract: Aerolift systems and methods using one or more air ducts and one or more lifting bodies. The duct may have a turn angle from the inlet to the outlet. The duct may have a variable cross-sectional area, such as increasing from inlet to outlet. The lifting body may be an airfoil. A propulsion unit, such as an electric motor and rotating blades, moves air through the duct and to the lifting body. The flow of air against and/or over the lifting body creates an aerodynamic lifting force. The flow of air downward may provide lift. The total lifting force may be used to move a moveable component. The aerolift system may be used in various applications, including aircraft and industrial systems. An aircraft may include the lifting body, or multiple lifting body segments, defining an annular shape, such as rounded or polygonal.

Abstract: Aerolift systems and methods using one or more air ducts and one or more lifting bodies. The duct may have a turn angle from the inlet to the outlet. The duct may have a variable cross-sectional area, such as increasing from inlet to outlet. The lifting body may be an airfoil. A propulsion unit, such as an electric motor and rotating blades, moves air through the duct and to the lifting body. The flow of air against and/or over the lifting body creates an aerodynamic lifting force. The flow of air downward may provide lift. The total lifting force may be used to move a moveable component. The aerolift system may be used in various applications, including aircraft and industrial systems. An aircraft may include the lifting body, or multiple lifting body segments, defining an annular shape, such as rounded or polygonal.

Abstract: Techniques for migration or disaster recovery of vTPM enabled virtual machines include non-transitory computer-readable media storing program instructions that, when executed by one or more processors associated with a computing device, cause the one or more processors to perform a method including transmitting, by a primary site, an encryption secret for an encrypted storage device to a secondary site, the encrypted storage device storing data encrypted based on the encryption secret; and transmitting, by the primary site using an unsecure channel, the data as encrypted based on the encryption secret to the secondary site.

Abstract: Aerolift systems and methods using one or more air ducts and one or more lifting bodies. The duct may have a turn angle from the inlet to the outlet. The duct may have a variable cross-sectional area, such as increasing from inlet to outlet. The lifting body may be an airfoil. A propulsion unit, such as an electric motor and rotating blades, moves air through the duct and to the lifting body. The flow of air against and/or over the lifting body creates an aerodynamic lifting force. The flow of air downward may provide lift. The total lifting force may be used to move a moveable component. The aerolift system may be used in various applications, including aircraft and industrial systems. An aircraft may include the lifting body, or multiple lifting body segments, defining an annular shape, such as rounded or polygonal.