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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12140 | uh-1h |  69-15852 | ||
| 12143 | uh-1h | 1969 | 69-15855 N63HB N63HB | |
| 12146 | uh-1h | 69-15858 N491DF | 301 | |
| 12153 | uh-1h | N498DF 69-15865 | ||
| 12156 | uh-1h |  ES614 | ||
| 12157 | uh-1h | ES615 | ||
| 12158 | uh-1h | ES616 | ||
| 12159 | uh-1h | ES618 | ||
| 12160 | uh-1h | ES619 | ||
| 12161 | uh-1h | ES620 | ||
| 12162 | uh-1h | ES617 | ||
| 12163 | uh-1h | ES621 | ||
| 12164 | uh-1h | ES622 | ||
| 12171 | uh-1h | 69-15883 69-15883 | ||
| 12191 | uh-1h |  AE-457 | ||
| 12198 | uh-1h | 69-15910  1502 N4705B | ||
| 12199 | uh-1h | 1969 | 69-15911 N6195C N209HC N3276T | |
| 12202 | uh-1h | 69-15914 | ||
| 12203 | uh-1h | AE-492 | ||
| 12207 | uh-1h | 69-15919 | ||
| 12211 | uh-1h | 1970 | 69-15923  NZ3800 | |
| 12216 | uh-1h | 69-15926 | ||
| 12218 | uh-1h | 69-15930 N495DF | CDF-106 | |
| 12220 | uh-1h | 69-15932 N677SF N777SF | 405 | |
| 12221 | uh-1h | 69-15933 0873 AE-493 | ||
| 12223 | uh-1h | 69-15935 0875 AE-494 | ||
| 12224 | uh-1h | 69-15936 N489DF | ||
| 12226 | uh-1h | 69-15938 | ||
| 12228 | uh-1h | 69-15940 69-15940  940 | ||
| 12230 | uh-1h | ES623 |