Originally Posted by
twisted wrench
Check out this website in Calgary, Alberta , Canada they have been moving helicopters on trailers for over 30 years .
www.calgarygooseneck.com
I've seen more than one helicopter scrapped due to an auto accident while being towed. A 212 and a 500. I've seen one arrive for a job that it missed due to a crack in the landing gear from road bumps. I've also heard of rocks that got kicked up that damaged 20,000 windows. I saw a 600 that was destroyed (paint and windows) because it was shrink wrapped with dust under the shrink wrap then trucked 3000 miles. I've also heard from a guy who used to truck his 206L around that it can put flat spots in the TR drive shaft bearings. They need the oil pressure otherwise it is metal on metal.
If you ask me, if it can fly, you fly it.