Thrust　pads　in　rotary　machines　are　often　used　to　bear　the　axial　load,　sometimes　part　or　whole　of　the　rotor　weight　is　also　sustained　by　thrust　pads　when　the　machine　is　not　installed　horizontally.　Static　characteristics　of　gas　foil　thrust　bearing　such　as　bearing　load　and　friction　torque　play　important　roles　in　bearing-rotor　system.　In　this　paper,　Finite　Difference　Method　(FDM)　was　adapted　to　analyze　compliant　surface　thrust　gas　bearing　with　viscoelastic　support.　Considering　inclination　of　the　journal,　pressure　distribution　and　film　thickness　between　thrust　disk　and　thrust　pads　were　obtained　by　solving　dimensionless　governing　equations,　then　nondimensional　bearing　load　and　nondimensional　friction　torque　can　be　calculated　subsequently.　Based　on　the　results　of　numerical　calculation,　effects　of　structural　parameters　and　operational　parameters　on　static　characteristics　were　discussed.　Theoretic　analysis　denote　that:　thrust　foil　bearing　in　journal　inclination　have　higher　load　capacity　and　higher　friction　torque　than　that　in　no　tilting　condition;　the　optimum　structure　parameters　for　viscoelastic　supported　foil　thrust　bearing　with　the　outer　radius　to　inner　radius　ratio　of　3　and　dimensionless　compliant　coefficient　of　1　is　beta　=　90　degrees　and　b　=　0.5.　Experiment　about　bearing　load　also　has　been　implemented　in　this　paper,　and　the　results　prove　that　the　theoretical　analysis　is　available.