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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12717 | uh-1h |  70-16412 | ||
| 12718 | uh-1h | 70-16413 N281KY N45SP | ||
| 12719 | uh-1h | 70-16414 | ||
| 12720 | uh-1h | 70-16415 | ||
| 12721 | uh-1h | 70-16416 | ||
| 12722 | uh-1h | 70-16417 | ||
| 12723 | uh-1h | 70-16418 | ||
| 12724 | uh-1h | 70-16419 | ||
| 12725 | uh-1h | 70-16420 | ||
| 12726 | uh-1h | 70-16421 | ||
| 12727 | uh-1h | 70-16422 | ||
| 12728 | uh-1h | 70-16423 | ||
| 12729 | uh-1h | 70-16424 N7120F N209PJ | ||
| 12730 | uh-1h | 70-16425 70-16425 | ||
| 12731 | uh-1h | 1970 | 70-16426 N426HF | |
| 12732 | uh-1h | 70-16427 | ||
| 12733 | uh-1h | 70-16428 | ||
| 12734 | uh-1h | 70-16429 | ||
| 12735 | uh-1h | 70-16430 | ||
| 12736 | uh-1h | 70-16431 N600SD N911SZ | ||
| 12737 | uh-1h | 70-16432 | ||
| 12738 | uh-1h | 70-16433  8693 | ||
| 12739 | uh-1h | 70-16434 | ||
| 12740 | uh-1h | 70-16435 | ||
| 12741 | uh-1h | 70-16436 N835M N835M | ||
| 12742 | uh-1h | 70-16437 N261SD  FAB-756 | ||
| 12743 | uh-1h | 70-16438 | ||
| 12744 | uh-1h | 70-16439 N125FC | ||
| 12745 | uh-1h | 70-16440 | ||
| 12746 | uh-1h | 70-16441 |