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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13206 | uh-1h |  72-21507 | ||
| 13208 | uh-1h | 1972 | 72-21509 N41574 G-UHIH | |
| 13210 | uh-1h | 1973 |  052 | |
| 13212 | uh-1h | 72-21513 | ||
| 13216 | uh-1h | 72-21517  1517 | ||
| 13220 | uh-1h |  AE-410 AE-410 | ||
| 13221 | uh-1h | AE-411 | ||
| 13224 | uh-1h |  Z.10B-29 | ||
| 13225 | uh-1h | HU.10-30 | ||
| 13226 | uh-1h | HU.10-31 | ||
| 13227 | uh-1h | HU.10-32 | ||
| 13228 | uh-1h | HU.10-33 | ||
| 13229 | uh-1h | HU.10-34 | ||
| 13230 | uh-1h | HU.10-35 | ||
| 13231 | uh-1h | HU.10-36 | ||
| 13249 | uh-1h | 1973 | 72-21550 N550WU 72-21550 | |
| 13252 | uh-1h | 72-21553 | ||
| 13254 | uh-1h | 72-21555  8699 | ||
| 13257 | uh-1h | 72-21558 N114FD | ||
| 13263 | uh-1h | 72-21564 N8239E  PNP-356 | ||
| 13267 | uh-1h | 1973 | 8700 8700 72-21568 | |
| 13268 | uh-1h | 72-21569 | ||
| 13269 | uh-1h | 72-21570 | ||
| 13270 | uh-1h | 72-21571 | ||
| 13274 | uh-1h | HE.10B-37 EC-GKY | ||
| 13275 | uh-1h | HE.10B-38 EC-GKZ | ||
| 13276 | uh-1h | HE.10B-39 | 78-52 | |
| 13278 | uh-1h |  A2-278 | ||
| 13279 | uh-1h | A2-279 | ||
| 13285 | uh-1h | 72-21586 |