Turbine engine

DRIVE July 3, 2013
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A gas turbine engine 10 includes a first fan, a second fan spaced axially from the first fan, a turbine-driven fan shaft 26 and an epicyclic gear train 22 coupled to be driven by the turbine-driven fan shaft and coupled to drive the first fan and the second fan. The epicyclic gear train 22 includes a carrier 88 that supports star gears that mesh with a sun gear, and a ring gear that surrounds and meshes with the star gears. The star gears are supported on respective journal bearings.

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