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An air turbine motor has a turbine wheel mounted for rotation in a housing. A first set of elements distributed around the circumference of the turbine wheel drive the wheel in rotation in response to an axial flow of drive air. A second set of elements on a face of the wheel drive the wheel in rota

An air turbine motor has a turbine wheel mounted for rotation in a housing. A first set of elements distributed around the circumference of the turbine wheel drive the wheel in rotation in response to an axial flow of drive air. A second set of elements on a face of the wheel drive the wheel in rotation in response to radial flow of drive air. Stators direct drive air to the first elements in an axial direction and to the second elements in a radial direction.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An air turbine motor including a turbine wheel mounted for rotation about an axis, a first set of elements displaced around said turbine wheel and arranged to drive said turbine wheel in rotation about said axis in a first direction in response to an axial flow of air g

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An air turbine motor including a turbine wheel mounted for rotation about an axis, a first set of elements displaced around said turbine wheel and arranged to drive said turbine wheel in rotation about said axis in a first direction in response to an axial flow of air generally parallel to said axis, a second set of elements displaced around said turbine and arranged to drive said turbine wheel in rotation about said axis in said first direction in response to a radial flow of air generally perpendicular to said axis, and means for directing drive air to said first set of elements in an axially directed flow and for directing drive air to said second set of elements in a radially directed flow.