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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13848 | uh-1h |  74-22524 | ||
| 13849 | uh-1h |  NZ3815 | ||
| 13854 | uh-1h | |||
| 13855 | uh-1h | |||
| 13856 | uh-1h | |||
| 13864 | uh-1h | N186SD 74-22540 N240SP | ||
| 13865 | uh-1h | 74-22541 | ||
| 13869 | uh-1h |  7704 N570SA | ||
| 13870 | uh-1h | 7705 N270SA | ||
| 13871 | uh-1h | 7706 | ||
| 13872 | uh-1h | 7707 | ||
| 13873 | uh-1h | 7708 | ||
| 13874 | uh-1h | 7709 | ||
| 13882 | uh-1h |  8672 | ||
| 13883 | uh-1h | 8673 | ||
| 13884 | uh-1h | 76-22666 8674 | ||
| 13885 | uh-1h | 8675 | ||
| 13891 | uh-1h |  224 | ||
| 13892 | uh-1h | 225 N431XH N431XH | ||
| 13893 | uh-1h | 226 | ||
| 13894 | uh-1h | 227 | ||
| 13895 | uh-1h | 228 | ||
| 13896 | uh-1h | 232 | ||
| 13897 | uh-1h | 233 | ||
| 13898 | uh-1h | 234 | ||
| 13899 | uh-1h | 235 | ||
| 13900 | uh-1h | 236 N4316N | ||
| 13901 | uh-1h | 237 N432KN | ||
| 13902 | uh-1h | 1977 | 244 N431ZH N431ZH | |
| 13903 | uh-1h | 245 N432EB |