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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30009 | 205a | 1968 |  N4750R  C-FTGK C-FTGK | |
| 30010 | 205a | N4048G | ||
| 30011 | 205a | 1968 | N4007G N43162  EC-FQO C-GREU C-GREU | |
| 30012 | 205a | N32240 | ||
| 30013 | 205a | 1968 | N107BZ C-FHVX F-GINO CS-HCC C-FDDJ | |
| 30014 | 205a | 1968 | N5598M C-FCHD N5598M | |
| 30020 | 205a | N4049G VR-BGJ | ||
| 30023 | 205a | 1969 |  230 N203WW C-GWWP | |
| 30025 | 205a | 231 | ||
| 30032 | 205a | 1969 | VR-BGK EP-HBV  PK-HCE  VH-NSQ C-GFHT | |
| 30034 | 205a | 1969 | N1437W VH-UHQ C-GRVQ N6288Y N28HX C-GRVQ | |
| 30036 | 205a | 1969 | N216GH N1441W PK-UHC C-GJTH | |
| 30038 | 205a | 1969 | PK-HBK C-GFHC VH-HHC CS-HET C-FDEF  C-FDEF N37HX N37HX | |
| 30040 | 205a-1 |  8681 | ||
| 30049 | 205a-1 | 8682 | ||
| 30053 | 205a-1 | 1969 | N2215W | |
| 30056 | 205a-1 | 1969 |  AMDB-102 SE-HLT LN-ORY  D-HAFL C-GSGK | |
| 30057 | 205a-1 | N2266W AMDB-100 | ||
| 30058 | 205a-1 | 1969 | N1483W  LN-ORO C-FNMQ C-FNMQ C-GSHD C-GSHD N211GH N1483W LN-ORO | |
| 30062 | 205a-1 | 1969 | N2253W HK-1346E C-FBVI N204WW N906VH N933CH | |
| 30066 | 205a-1 | 1969 | N2257W HK-1772 N205VC | |
| 30069 | 205a-1 | 8683 | ||
| 30081 | 205a-1 | N1439W VH-UHN C-GFHQ VH-NSN VH-NGN F-GKCD EC-GAS  CC-CID | ||
| 30083 | 205a-1 | 1970 | N8117J PT-HCR EC-IEU LN-OYG | |
| 30086 | 205a-1 | 1970 | N386HQ  VR-BEO  EP-HBK  G-BGLU VR-BGU PK-HCG VH-NHA C-GFHA C-GFHA N386HQ N99WL | |
| 30087 | 205a-1 | PK-UHE | ||
| 30088 | 205a-1 | 1970 | 5X-UWA G-BKGH C-GEAT C-GEAT N551HQ N551HQ | |
| 30090 | 205a-1 | N8167J | ||
| 30091 | 205a-1 | 1970 | N8168J HC-BDG N3009F ZK-HUE VH-HLH C-GFHQ C-GFHQ CS-HEA C-GJKN C-GJKN N205PT | |
| 30092 | 205a-1 | 1970 | N8189J C-GVHX F-GHHQ C-GLHE |