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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13507 | uh-1h |  8687  73-21819 | ||
| 13510 | uh-1h | 73-21822 N833M | ||
| 13512 | uh-1h | 73-21824 N824WC N509JS | ||
| 13517 | uh-1h | 73-21829 | ||
| 13520 | uh-1h | 73-21832 N370PD | ||
| 13530 | uh-1h |  HU.10-43 | ET-266 | |
| 13531 | uh-1h | HU.10-44 | ||
| 13532 | uh-1h | HU.10-45 | ||
| 13533 | uh-1h | HU.10-46 | ||
| 13534 | uh-1h | HU.10-47 | ||
| 13535 | uh-1h | 1973 | HU.10-48 73-21847 Z.10B-60 | |
| 13536 | uh-1h | HU.10-49 | ||
| 13537 | uh-1h | HU.10-50 | ||
| 13539 | uh-1h | 73-21851 | ||
| 13540 | uh-1h | 73-21852 | ||
| 13544 | uh-1h | 73-21856 N8121L  PNC-0738 | ||
| 13545 | uh-1h | 73-21857 | ||
| 13550 | uh-1h | 73-22067 | ||
| 13551 | uh-1h | HE.10B-51 EC-HDD | ||
| 13552 | uh-1h | HE.10B-52 | 78-54 | |
| 13553 | uh-1h | HE.10B-53 | 78-33 | |
| 13554 | uh-1h | HE.10B-54 EC-378 | ||
| 13555 | uh-1h | 73-22072 N209SD | ||
| 13558 | uh-1h | 73-22075 8689 | ||
| 13559 | uh-1h |  AE-412 | ||
| 13560 | uh-1h | 1973 | AE-413 G-HUEY | |
| 13561 | uh-1h | 1974 | 8690 73-22078 | |
| 13567 | uh-1h | AE-415 | ||
| 13568 | uh-1h | AE-414 | ||
| 13569 | uh-1h | AE-416 |