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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12883 | uh-1h |  71-20059 | ||
| 12885 | uh-1h | 71-20061 | ||
| 12892 | uh-1h | 1972 | 71-20068 N911NN | |
| 12902 | uh-1h | 71-20078 | ||
| 12928 | uh-1h | 71-20104 | ||
| 12941 | uh-1h | 71-20117  8698 | ||
| 12943 | uh-1h | 71-20119,  3064 | ||
| 12944 | uh-1h | 71-20120 | ||
| 12946 | uh-1h | 71-20122 | ||
| 12947 | uh-1h | 1971 | 71-20123 N75140 N75140 | |
| 12949 | uh-1h |  HU.10-27 | ||
| 12950 | uh-1h | HU.10-28 | ||
| 12960 | uh-1h |  2230 | ||
| 12961 | uh-1h | 1678 | ||
| 12962 | uh-1h | 1686 | ||
| 12987 | uh-1h | 71-20163 71-20163 | ||
| 12991 | uh-1h | 71-20167 | ||
| 12992 | uh-1h | 71-20168 | ||
| 12999 | uh-1h | 71-20175 N8147G  PNC-0730 | ||
| 13004 | uh-1h | 71-20180 | ||
| 13016 | uh-1h | 71-20192 | ||
| 13024 | uh-1h | 71-20200 | ||
| 13025 | uh-1h | 71-20201 | ||
| 13026 | uh-1h | 71-20202 | ||
| 13027 | uh-1h | 71-20203 | ||
| 13028 | uh-1h |  H6-29/15 | ||
| 13029 | uh-1h | 71-20205 | ||
| 13030 | uh-1h | 71-20206 | ||
| 13031 | uh-1h | 71-20207 | ||
| 13032 | uh-1h | 71-20208 |