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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11858 | uh-1h |  69-15570 | ||
| 11859 | uh-1h | 69-15571 | ||
| 11860 | uh-1h | 69-15572 | ||
| 11861 | uh-1h | 69-15573 | ||
| 11867 | uh-1h |  69-15579 N476YB  1501 | ||
| 11868 | uh-1h | 69-15580 N7115S N7115S | ||
| 11873 | uh-1h | 69-15585 N8053M N205FW | ||
| 11874 | uh-1h | 1970 | 69-15586 N8054V  VH-LUE VH-LUE | 272 |
| 11876 | uh-1h | 69-15588 N205UH N308SB N309SB | ||
| 11881 | uh-1h | 69-15593 | ||
| 11883 | uh-1h |  AE-402 | ||
| 11884 | uh-1h | AE-403 AE-469 | ||
| 11885 | uh-1h | 1969 | H-16 | |
| 11889 | uh-1h | 69-15601  3034 FARD-3034 | ||
| 11890 | uh-1h | 69-15602 N7104Q N703PH N703NP | ||
| 11892 | uh-1h | 69-15604 N3061A ZK-HZX | ||
| 11893 | uh-1h | 69-15605 | ||
| 11894 | uh-1h | 69-15606 | ||
| 11897 | uh-1h | 69-15609  FAC4207 | ||
| 11912 | uh-1h | 69-15624  FAH-945 | ||
| 11917 | uh-1h | 69-15629 | ||
| 11918 | uh-1h | 69-15630 | ||
| 11933 | uh-1h | 69-15645 | ||
| 11935 | uh-1h | 69-15647 69-15647 | 647 | |
| 11936 | uh-1h | 1969 | 69-15648 69-15648 | |
| 11937 | uh-1h | 69-15649 | ||
| 11938 | uh-1h |  NZ3810 | ||
| 11939 | uh-1h | NZ3811 | ||
| 11940 | uh-1h | NZ3812 | ||
| 11941 | uh-1h | NZ3813 |