Abstract: A vane system includes vane segments that each have a platform, a connector box, and at least one airfoil extending between the platform and the connector box. The connector box has a first circumferential side in the form of a male connector and a second circumferential side in the form of a female socket. The vane segments are connected together in a circumferential row with the male connector of each said vane segment being received in the female socket of the next vane segment in the circumferential row. A majority of the male connectors are of a first, common connector length, and at least one of the male connectors is of a second connector length that is different than the common connector length.

Abstract: A vane system includes vane segments that each have a platform, a connector box, and at least one airfoil extending between the platform and the connector box. The connector box has a first circumferential side in the form of a male connector and a second circumferential side in the form of a female socket. The vane segments are connected together in a circumferential row with the male connector of each said vane segment being received in the female socket of the next vane segment in the circumferential row. A majority of the male connectors are of a first, common connector length, and at least one of the male connectors is of a second connector length that is different than the common connector length.

Abstract: An airfoil component includes a platform that has a gaspath side and a non-gaspath side and an airfoil that is joined through a transition section to the platform. The platform and airfoil are formed of a composite material that has fiber layers. The fiber layers are contiguous in the airfoil and diverge in the transition section such that a first portion of the fiber layers forms a first section of the platform on a first side of the airfoil and a second portion of the fiber layers forms a second section of the platform on a second side of the airfoil. The divergence of the fiber layers establishes an open elongated cleft along the non-gaspath side of the platform.