The Bell Huey was the first mass-produced helicopter powered by a jet turbine. With its distinctive whomp-whomp sound that could be heard miles away, the UH/AH-1 aircraft have totaled more than 27 million flight hours since Oct. 20, 1956 when the granddaddy of all H-1's, the XH-40, made its first flight. Since then, more than 16,000 H-1 helicopters have been produced by Bell and its licensees -- making it the most successful military aircraft in aviation history
The Model 205 ( military version known as UH-1H ), compared to the 204, has a longer fuselage and a more powerful engine that gives better overall performance.
The Model 205 ( military version known as UH-1H ), compared to the 204, has a longer fuselage and a more powerful engine that gives better overall performance.
Derivatives & Versions
| 205A | ||
| 205A-1 | ||
| CH-118 Iroquois | ||
| HH-1H Iroquois | USAF variant of the UH-1H for SAR and general support duties. | |
| UH-1D Iroquois | ||
| UH-1H Iroquois | ||
| UH-1V Iroquois | Conversions to MEDEVAC role from UH-1H, by US Army Electronics Command. | |
| → AB205 | 1966 | |
| → UH-1D | 1967 | UH-1H for Germany (D was for Deutschland). |
| → 212 | 1968 | The Bell 212 Twin Two-Twelve is a two-bladed, twin-engined, medium helicopter developed from the Bell 205 ( Huey ) powered by a, then revolutionary, Pratt & Whitney Canada Twin-Pac engine made up of two coupled PT6 power turbines driving a common gearbox. |
| → 214 | 1970 | The 214A/C Huey Plus was a development of the Bell 205 originally designed for Iran which received more than 300 aircraft of this type. |
| → UH-1H | 1970 | Fuji licensed-built Bell 205B (UH-1H) with uprated Ichihara licensed-built Lycoming T-58 engine. |
| → 210 | 2004 | The Bell 210 is a refurbished UH-1H Huey (Bell 205) fuselage fitted with Bell 212 components: main rotor hub and blades, tail rotor, main and tail rotor support structure, transmission, rotating controls, and tail boom. |
| HUEY II | 2005 | Following the Bell 210 experience, the Bell Huey II upgrade kit combines commercial Bell 212 dynamic components with the reliable Honeywell T53-L-703 engine, leading to an increase in hover performance in hot conditions with an increase of the max gross weight to 10,500 lbs while lowering direct operating costs. |
| TH-1H Iroquois | 2006 | Basic trainer for the USAF based on the HUEY II. |
Airframes (1877)
| C/N | Model | Built | Reg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10000 | uh-1h |  67-17802 | ||
| 10002 | uh-1h |  ES827 | ||
| 10029 | uh-1h | 67-17831 | ||
| 10040 | uh-1h | 67-17842 N242KC | ||
| 10058 | uh-1h |  FAC4281 | ||
| 10059 | uh-1h | FAC4282 | ||
| 10060 | uh-1h | FAC283 | ||
| 10063 | uh-1h |  H-83 | ||
| 10064 | uh-1h | H-82 | ||
| 10065 | uh-1h | H-81 | ||
| 10066 | uh-1h | H-84 | ||
| 10067 | uh-1h | 67-18564 | ||
| 10068 | uh-1h | 67-18565 | ||
| 10069 | uh-1h | 67-18566 | ||
| 10070 | uh-1h | 67-18567 | ||
| 10071 | uh-1h | 67-18568 N3275R ZU-MST | ||
| 10072 | uh-1h | 67-18569  YI-217 | ||
| 10080 | uh-1h | 67-18577 | ||
| 10087 | uh-1h |  H6-3/11 | ||
| 10091 | uh-1h | 67-19485 CC-CBZ | ||
| 10097 | uh-1h | ES832 | ||
| 10127 | uh-1h | 1967 | 67-19521 N3276K | |
| 10129 | uh-1h | 67-19523 | ||
| 10140 | uh-1h | 1968 | 67-19534 N6260M N6260M N9999H | |
| 10143 | uh-1h | ES833 | ||
| 10144 | uh-1h | 68-15214 | ||
| 10149 | uh-1h |  A2-149 | ||
| 10152 | uh-1h | 68-15222 | ||
| 10161 | uh-1h | ES604 | ||
| 10162 | uh-1h | ES605 |