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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12594 | uh-1h | 70-16289 N42321  N42321 7O-? | ||
| 12596 | uh-1h | 70-16291 N597E | ||
| 12614 | uh-1h | 70-16309 | ||
| 12615 | uh-1h | 70-16310  3032 FARD-3032 | ||
| 12618 | uh-1h | 70-16313 N7123X | ||
| 12619 | uh-1h | 70-16314 N71KP | ||
| 12630 | uh-1h |  AE-490 | ||
| 12641 | uh-1h | 70-16336 | ||
| 12653 | uh-1h | 70-16348 3069 | ||
| 12659 | uh-1h |  XC-LJJ 70-16354 | ||
| 12671 | uh-1h | 70-16366 N431MH | ||
| 12675 | uh-1h | 70-16370 N113FD | ||
| 12676 | uh-1h | 70-16371 N584VK N790RJ | ||
| 12678 | uh-1h | 70-16373 N342WN | ||
| 12685 | uh-1h | 70-16380 | ||
| 12689 | uh-1h | 70-16384 N1064Q | ||
| 12695 | uh-1h | 70-16390 | ||
| 12704 | uh-1h | 70-16399 | ||
| 12705 | uh-1h | 70-16400 | ||
| 12706 | uh-1h | 70-16401 N545DF | 402 | |
| 12707 | uh-1h | 70-16402 | ||
| 12708 | uh-1h | 70-16403 | ||
| 12709 | uh-1h | 70-16404 N404WS | ||
| 12710 | uh-1h | 70-16405 | ||
| 12711 | uh-1h | 70-16406 | ||
| 12712 | uh-1h | 70-16407 70-16407 | ||
| 12713 | uh-1h | 70-16408 | ||
| 12714 | uh-1h | 70-16409 N750HP | ||
| 12715 | uh-1h | 70-16410 | ||
| 12716 | uh-1h | 70-16411 |