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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13904 | uh-1h |  246  N432FN | ||
| 13905 | uh-1h | 247 | ||
| 13906 | uh-1h | 248 | ||
| 13907 | uh-1h | 1977 | 249 N432GC | |
| 13915 | uh-1h |  ES677 | ||
| 13916 | uh-1h | ES678 | ||
| 13917 | uh-1h | ES679 | ||
| 13918 | uh-1h | ES680 | ||
| 13919 | uh-1h | ES681 | ||
| 13920 | uh-1h | ES682 | ||
| 13921 | uh-1h | ES683 | ||
| 13922 | uh-1h | ES684 | ||
| 13923 | uh-1h | ES685 | ||
| 13924 | uh-1h | ES686 | ||
| 13925 | uh-1h | ES687 | ||
| 13926 | uh-1h | ES688 | ||
| 13927 | uh-1h | ES689 | ||
| 13928 | uh-1h | ES690 | ||
| 13929 | uh-1h | ES691 | ||
| 13930 | uh-1h | ES692 | ES692 | |
| 13931 | uh-1h | ES693 | ||
| 13932 | uh-1h | ES694 | ||
| 13933 | uh-1h |  AE-423 | ||
| 13934 | uh-1h | AE-424 VP-FBD G-BMLA VH-UHE P2-405 | ||
| 13936 | uh-1h |  HU.10-74 | ET-244 | |
| 13937 | uh-1h | HU.10-75 | ||
| 13996 | uh-1h | HU.10-76 | ||
| 13997 | uh-1h | HU.10-77 | ||
| 13998 | uh-1h | HU.10-78 | ||
| 13999 | uh-1h | HU.10-79 |