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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12432 | uh-1h |  HU.10-19 | ||
| 12433 | uh-1h | HU.10-21 | ET-258 | |
| 12434 | uh-1h | HU.10-24 | ||
| 12435 | uh-1h | HU.10-25 | ||
| 12436 | uh-1h | HU.10-26 | ||
| 12437 | uh-1h | HU.10-23 | ||
| 12438 | uh-1h | HU.10-22  059 | ||
| 12439 | uh-1h |  70-15829 | ||
| 12481 | uh-1h | 70-15871 N11UH EC-GIV  CC-CEN  ZS-HLX | ||
| 12483 | uh-1h | 70-15873  3066 | ||
| 12487 | uh-1h | 70-15915  A2-915 | ||
| 12500 | uh-1h | 70-15928 | ||
| 12508 | uh-1h | 70-16203 N451GC | ||
| 12510 | uh-1h | 70-16205 N600 N129SP | ||
| 12514 | uh-1h | 70-16209 | ||
| 12516 | uh-1h | 70-16211  0877 AE-495 | ||
| 12519 | uh-1h | AE-452 AE-470 | ||
| 12527 | uh-1h | 70-16222 | ||
| 12536 | uh-1h | 70-16231 | ||
| 12537 | uh-1h | 70-16232 N60901 N60901 | ||
| 12543 | uh-1h | 70-16238 N8147Q  PNC-0732 | ||
| 12552 | uh-1h | 70-16247 | ||
| 12558 | uh-1h | 70-16253 3033 FARD-3033 | ||
| 12565 | uh-1h | 70-16260 N120FC | ||
| 12569 | uh-1h |  8688 70-16264 | ||
| 12573 | uh-1h | 70-16268 | ||
| 12579 | uh-1h | AE-453 | ||
| 12581 | uh-1h | 70-16276 N276WR  16276 | ||
| 12586 | uh-1h | 70-16281 0880 | ||
| 12590 | uh-1h | 70-16285 N8240X |