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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10406 | uh-1h |  68-15476  YI-206 | ||
| 10412 | uh-1h | 68-15482 A-2626 | ||
| 10419 | uh-1h | 68-15489 | ||
| 10422 | uh-1h | 1969 | 68-15492 | |
| 10429 | uh-1h | 68-15499  H.6-10/12 | 20321 | |
| 10484 | uh-1h | 68-15554  EC-GOH  CC-CNH  ZS-HLP | ||
| 10492 | uh-1h | 68-15562 | ||
| 10496 | huey ii |  EJC-5411 | EJC5411 | |
| 10500 | uh-1h | 68-15570  813 YI-201 | ||
| 10504 | uh-1h | 68-15574  VF-1822 | -1822 | |
| 10514 | uh-1h | 68-15584 N7246R | ||
| 10515 | uh-1h | 68-15585 | ||
| 10516 | uh-1h | 68-15586 | ||
| 10517 | uh-1h | 68-15587 | ||
| 10518 | uh-1h | 68-15588 | ||
| 10519 | uh-1h | 68-15589 | ||
| 10520 | uh-1h | 68-15590 | ||
| 10521 | uh-1h | 68-15591 | ||
| 10522 | uh-1h | 68-15592 | ||
| 10523 | uh-1h | 68-15593 | ||
| 10524 | uh-1h | 68-15594  L1012 | L1012 | |
| 10525 | uh-1h | 68-15595 | ||
| 10552 | uh-1h | 68-15622 N395SD | 622 | |
| 10565 | uh-1h | 68-15635 | ||
| 10580 | uh-1h | 68-15650 | ||
| 10586 | uh-1h | EJC-412 EJC-5412 | ||
| 10587 | uh-1h |  ES816 | ||
| 10608 | uh-1h | 68-15678 VF-1810 | 0-15678 | |
| 10654 | uh-1h | 68-15724 815 YI-215 | ||
| 10655 | uh-1h |  AE-434 |