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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13287 | uh-1h |  72-21588 N53AG | ||
| 13292 | uh-1h |  HU.10-40 | ||
| 13293 | uh-1h | HU.10-41 | ||
| 13294 | uh-1h | HU.10-42 | ||
| 13295 | uh-1h | 72-21596  A2-295 | ||
| 13296 | uh-1h | A2-296 | ||
| 13304 | uh-1h | 72-21605 | ||
| 13307 | uh-1h |  H6-37/18 | ||
| 13310 | uh-1h | 72-21611 A2-310 | ||
| 13317 | uh-1h | 72-21618 N7515L | ||
| 13318 | uh-1h | 72-21619 N481DF | ||
| 13327 | uh-1h | 72-21628 N8230Q  628 | 628 | |
| 13328 | uh-1h | 72-21629 N345WN | ||
| 13330 | uh-1h | 72-21631 72-21631 | ||
| 13331 | uh-1h | 72-21632 | ||
| 13334 | uh-1h | 1973 |  8701 72-21635 | |
| 13335 | uh-1h | 72-21636 N636WW  21636 | ||
| 13336 | uh-1h | 72-21637 N637WN 21637 | ||
| 13341 | uh-1h | 72-21642 72-21642 | ||
| 13343 | uh-1h | 72-21644  FAH-948 | ||
| 13350 | uh-1h | 8685 73-21662 | ||
| 13351 | uh-1h | 73-21663 | ||
| 13353 | uh-1h | 73-21665 N223SD | ||
| 13354 | uh-1h | 73-21666 N70405  EJC-430 EJC-5430 | ||
| 13356 | uh-1h | 73-21668 N668WC 21668 | ||
| 13358 | uh-1h | 73-21670 N5207E | 670 | |
| 13364 | uh-1h | 73-21676 | ||
| 13366 | uh-1h | 73-21678 | ||
| 13367 | uh-1h | 73-21679 N21UH EC-GUT | ||
| 13368 | uh-1h | 1973 | N388M 73-21680 |