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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13729 | uh-1h |  74-22405  775 ZU-DUP ZU-UHI | ||
| 13734 | uh-1h | 74-22410 | ||
| 13737 | uh-1h | 1974 | 74-22413  8703 | |
| 13746 | uh-1h | 74-22422 | ||
| 13748 | uh-1h | 74-22424 | ||
| 13752 | uh-1h | 74-22428 | ||
| 13754 | uh-1h | 74-22430 N269SP | ||
| 13759 | uh-1h | 74-22435 | ||
| 13767 | uh-1h | N827ST 74-22443 | ||
| 13772 | uh-1h | 74-22448 N448WC  22448 | ||
| 13779 | uh-1h | 74-22455 | ||
| 13786 | uh-1h | 74-22462 N1052L | ||
| 13787 | uh-1h | 74-22463 | ||
| 13789 | uh-1h | 74-22465 N433EA N465WC | ||
| 13791 | uh-1h | 74-22467 N248SD | ||
| 13803 | uh-1h | 74-22479 N797ZM N514LC | ||
| 13806 | uh-1h | 74-22482 N181SD | ||
| 13812 | uh-1h |  74-22488 | 488 | |
| 13813 | uh-1h | 74-22489 | ||
| 13814 | uh-1h | 1974 | 74-22490 N22490 | 101 |
| 13820 | uh-1h | 74-22496 | ||
| 13822 | uh-1h | 74-22498 | ||
| 13826 | uh-1h | 74-22502 | ||
| 13828 | uh-1h | 74-22504 | ||
| 13836 | uh-1h | N512SA 74-22512 | ||
| 13837 | uh-1h | 74-22513 | ||
| 13841 | uh-1h |  AE-419 | ||
| 13842 | uh-1h | AE-420 | ||
| 13843 | uh-1h | AE-421 AE-466 | ||
| 13844 | uh-1h | AE-422 |