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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12747 | uh-1h |  70-16442 | ||
| 12748 | uh-1h | 70-16443 N262RC | ||
| 12749 | uh-1h | 70-16444 | ||
| 12750 | uh-1h | 70-16445 | ||
| 12751 | uh-1h | 70-16446 | ||
| 12752 | uh-1h | 70-16447 | ||
| 12753 | uh-1h | 70-16448 | ||
| 12754 | uh-1h | 70-16449 N891AS | ||
| 12755 | uh-1h | 70-16450 | ||
| 12756 | uh-1h | 70-16451 | ||
| 12757 | uh-1h | 70-16452 N72593 | ||
| 12758 | uh-1h | 70-16453 | ||
| 12759 | uh-1h | 70-16454 | ||
| 12760 | uh-1h | 70-16455 | ||
| 12761 | uh-1h | 70-16456 N92414 | ||
| 12762 | uh-1h | 1970 | 70-16457 | |
| 12763 | uh-1h | 70-16458 | ||
| 12764 | uh-1h | 70-16459 N3817B | ||
| 12765 | uh-1h | 70-16460 | ||
| 12766 | uh-1h | 70-16461 | ||
| 12767 | uh-1h | 70-16462 | ||
| 12768 | uh-1h | 70-16463 | ||
| 12769 | uh-1h | 70-16464 | ||
| 12770 | uh-1h | 70-16465 | ||
| 12771 | uh-1h | 70-16466 | ||
| 12772 | uh-1h | 70-16467 70-16467 | ||
| 12773 | uh-1h | 70-16468 | ||
| 12774 | uh-1h | 70-16469 | ||
| 12775 | uh-1h | 70-16470 | ||
| 12776 | uh-1h | 70-16471 |