Siemens Energy, Inc.

Andrew S Lohaus

Ching-Pang Lee

Kok-Mun Tham

Christian X Campbell

John Joseph Marra

Samuel R Miller, Jr

Li Shing Wong

Farzad Taremi

A vane array adapted to be coupled to a vane carrier within a gas turbine engine is provided comprising: a plurality of elongated airfoils comprising at least a first airfoil and a second airfoil located adjacent to one another; a U-ring; first connector structure for coupling a radially inner end section of each of the first and second airfoils to the U-ring; second connector structure for coupling a radially outer end section of each of the first and second airfoils to the vane carrier; a platform extending between the first and second airfoils; and platform connector structure for coupling the platform to one of the U-ring and the vane carrier.

Vane array with one or more non-integral platforms

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Winter Park, FL, United States of America

Andrew S Lohaus