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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13371 | uh-1h |  73-21683  3063 | ||
| 13384 | uh-1h |  8692 73-21696 | ||
| 13385 | uh-1h | 73-21697 N697WW | ||
| 13390 | uh-1h | 73-21702 | ||
| 13396 | uh-1h | 73-21708 | ||
| 13403 | uh-1h | 73-21715  247 | ||
| 13407 | uh-1h | 73-21719 N7041X  EJC-426 EJC-5426 | ||
| 13409 | uh-1h | 73-21721 N224SP | ||
| 13414 | uh-1h | 8691 73-21726 | ||
| 13435 | uh-1h | 73-21747 | ||
| 13436 | uh-1h | 73-21748 N70389 EJC-431 EJC-5431 | ||
| 13439 | uh-1h | 73-21751 | ||
| 13442 | uh-1h | 8684 73-21754 | ||
| 13448 | uh-1h | 73-21760 | ||
| 13451 | uh-1h | 73-21763 73-21763 | ||
| 13452 | uh-1h | 73-21764 N343WN | ||
| 13457 | uh-1h | 73-21769 N72595 | ||
| 13459 | uh-1h | 73-21771 3065 | ||
| 13461 | uh-1h | 73-21773 N911SS | ||
| 13464 | uh-1h | 73-21776 | ||
| 13467 | uh-1h | 73-21779 N418NA | ||
| 13471 | uh-1h | 73-21783 N783CS N783CS | ||
| 13473 | uh-1h | 73-21785 | ||
| 13474 | uh-1h | 73-21786 N668WC  21786 | ||
| 13476 | uh-1h | 8686 73-21788 | ||
| 13477 | uh-1h | 73-21787 73-21787 | ||
| 13481 | uh-1h | 73-21793 | ||
| 13483 | uh-1h | 1974 | 73-21795 8659  FAB-726 | |
| 13490 | uh-1h | 73-21802 N1096C | ||
| 13502 | uh-1h | 73-21814 8668 |