FOIL-AIR BEARING ASSEMBLY FOR ENGINE STARTER

An air turbine starter (10) that includes a turbine member (50) for rotatably extracting mechanical power from a flow of fluid (36), where the turbine member (50) is coupled to a drive shaft (60) to provide a rotational output. The air turbine starter (10) further includes a foil-air bearing assembly (70) and a thrust bearing (64) that rotatably support the drive shaft (60).