TURBOSHAFT ENGINE, TWIN-ENGINE HELICOPTER EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A TURBOSHAFT ENGINE, AND METHOD FOR OPTIMISING THE ZERO-POWER SUPER-IDLE SPEED OF SUCH A TWIN-ENGINE HELICOPTER

摘要

The invention relates to a turboshaft engine comprising a gas generator (5) designed to be rotated and a free turbine (6) rotated by the gases from the gas generator (5). The turboshaft engine is characterised in that it comprises a device (20) for the spontaneous mechanical coupling of the gas generator (5) and the free turbine (6), said device being adapted to connect the gas generator (5) and the free turbine (6) in a spontaneous and mechanical manner once the ratio of the rotation speed (NGG) of the gas generator to the rotation speed (NTL) of the free turbine reaches a pre-determined threshold value.