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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13623 | uh-1h |  74-22299 N250SD | ||
| 13626 | uh-1h | 1974 | 74-22302 N302WH | |
| 13630 | uh-1h | 74-22306 | ||
| 13633 | uh-1h | 74-22309 | ||
| 13635 | uh-1h | 74-22311 | ||
| 13642 | uh-1h | 74-22318  VF-1823 | ||
| 13653 | uh-1h |  8694 74-22329 | ||
| 13654 | uh-1h | 74-22330 N330WC N115FD | ||
| 13656 | uh-1h | 74-22332 | ||
| 13658 | uh-1h | 74-22334 | ||
| 13661 | uh-1h | 74-22337 | ||
| 13668 | uh-1h | 74-22344 | ||
| 13676 | uh-1h | 74-22352 | ||
| 13679 | uh-1h | 74-22355 N137PL N355AW | ||
| 13681 | uh-1h | 74-22357 N600SD | ||
| 13682 | uh-1h | 74-22358 N107NJ | ||
| 13683 | uh-1h | 74-22339  FAH-949 | ||
| 13685 | uh-1h | 74-22361 | ||
| 13687 | uh-1h | 73-22363 | ||
| 13688 | uh-1h | 74-22364  3062 | ||
| 13692 | uh-1h | 74-22368 | ||
| 13693 | uh-1h | 74-22369 | ||
| 13694 | uh-1h | 74-22370 | ||
| 13700 | uh-1h | 74-22376 | ||
| 13705 | uh-1h | 74-22381 N42472 | ||
| 13709 | uh-1h | 74-22385 | ||
| 13711 | uh-1h |  PNC450 74-22387 N75170 22387 | ||
| 13716 | uh-1h | 74-22392 74-22392 N249SD 22392 | ||
| 13725 | uh-1h | 74-22401 | ||
| 13728 | uh-1h | 74-22404  774 ZU-EAB |