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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13123 | uh-1h |  71-20299 | ||
| 13124 | uh-1h | 71-20300 N7040U  EJC-429 EJC-5429 | ||
| 13125 | uh-1h | 71-20301 | ||
| 13138 | uh-1h | 71-20314 | ||
| 13139 | uh-1h | 71-20315 N67PD N515LC | ||
| 13149 | uh-1h | 71-20325 | ||
| 13151 | uh-1h | 71-20327  260 | ||
| 13152 | uh-1h | 71-20328 | ||
| 13153 | uh-1h | 71-20329 N344WN | ||
| 13157 | uh-1h | 71-20333 | ||
| 13179 | uh-1h | 72-21480 N416NA N416NA | ||
| 13180 | uh-1h | 72-21481 | ||
| 13183 | uh-1h | 72-21484 | ||
| 13184 | uh-1h | 72-21485 N72594 | ||
| 13188 | uh-1h |  AE-404 | ||
| 13189 | uh-1h | AE-405 | ||
| 13190 | uh-1h | AE-406 AE-406 | ||
| 13192 | uh-1h |  ES630 | ||
| 13193 | uh-1h | ES631 | ||
| 13194 | uh-1h | ES632 | ||
| 13195 | uh-1h | ES633 | ||
| 13196 | uh-1h | ES638 | ||
| 13197 | uh-1h | ES634 | ||
| 13198 | uh-1h | ES635 | ||
| 13199 | uh-1h | ES636 | ||
| 13200 | uh-1h | ES637 | ||
| 13201 | uh-1h | 72-21502 N215UH | ||
| 13203 | uh-1h | AE-407 | ||
| 13204 | uh-1h | AE-408 | ||
| 13205 | uh-1h | 1972 | AE-409 AE-409 |