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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12777 | uh-1h |  70-16472 | ||
| 12778 | uh-1h | 70-16473 | ||
| 12779 | uh-1h | 70-16474 N882NB | ||
| 12780 | uh-1h | 70-16475 | ||
| 12781 | uh-1h | 70-16476 | ||
| 12782 | uh-1h | 70-16477 | ||
| 12783 | uh-1h | 70-16478 N431NH | ||
| 12784 | uh-1h | 70-16479 | ||
| 12785 | uh-1h | 70-16480 | ||
| 12786 | uh-1h | 70-16481 | ||
| 12787 | uh-1h | 70-16482 N42403 | ||
| 12788 | uh-1h | 70-16483 | ||
| 12789 | uh-1h | 70-16484 | ||
| 12790 | uh-1h | 70-16485 | ||
| 12791 | uh-1h | 70-16486 | ||
| 12792 | uh-1h | 70-16487 | ||
| 12793 | uh-1h | 70-16488 | ||
| 12794 | uh-1h | 70-16489  ES627 | ||
| 12795 | uh-1h | 70-16490 | ||
| 12796 | uh-1h | 70-16491 | ||
| 12797 | uh-1h | 70-16492 | ||
| 12798 | uh-1h | 70-16493 | ||
| 12799 | uh-1h | 70-16494 | ||
| 12800 | uh-1h | 70-16495 | ||
| 12801 | uh-1h | 70-16496 | ||
| 12802 | uh-1h | 70-16497  70-16497 11020 | ||
| 12803 | uh-1h | 70-16498  0874 | ||
| 12804 | uh-1h | 70-16499 | ||
| 12805 | uh-1h | 70-16500 | ||
| 12806 | uh-1h | 70-16501 |