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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13570 | uh-1h |  AE-417 | ||
| 13571 | uh-1h | AE-418 | ||
| 13575 | uh-1h |  73-22092 | ||
| 13580 | uh-1h | 73-22097 N110SD | ||
| 13586 | uh-1h |  HU.10-55 | ||
| 13587 | uh-1h | HU.10-56 | ||
| 13588 | uh-1h | HU.10-57 | ||
| 13589 | uh-1h | HU.10-58 73-22106 Z.10B-58 | ET-228 | |
| 13590 | uh-1h | HU.10-59 | ||
| 13591 | uh-1h | HU.10-60 | ||
| 13592 | uh-1h | HU.10-61 | ||
| 13593 | uh-1h | HU.10-62 | ||
| 13594 | uh-1h | HU.10-63 | ET-233 | |
| 13595 | uh-1h | HU.10-64 | ||
| 13596 | uh-1h | HU.10-65 | ||
| 13597 | uh-1h | HU.10-66 | ||
| 13598 | uh-1h | HU.10-67 | ||
| 13599 | uh-1h | HU.10-68 | ET-238 | |
| 13600 | uh-1h | HU.10-69 | ||
| 13601 | uh-1h | HU.10-70 | ET-240 | |
| 13602 | uh-1h | Z.10B-71 | ||
| 13603 | uh-1h | HU.10-72 | ||
| 13604 | uh-1h | HU.10-73 | ||
| 13606 | uh-1h | 73-22123 | ||
| 13610 | uh-1h | 73-22127 | ||
| 13611 | uh-1h | 1975 |  8702 73-22128 | |
| 13614 | uh-1h | 73-22131 | ||
| 13616 | uh-1h | 73-22133 | ||
| 13617 | uh-1h | 73-22134 N70402  EJC-428 EJC-5428 | ||
| 13621 | uh-1h | 74-22297 |