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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30151 | 205a-1 |  AE-425 | ||
| 30152 | 205a-1 | AE-426  N205CK | ||
| 30154 | 205a-1 | N365EH N68HJ | ||
| 30157 | 205a-1 | 1974 |  111 330 736  N232HL C-GRHW | |
| 30159 | 205a-1 | 1974 | N367EH VH-JOR C-GMOR  C-GMOR | |
| 30160 | 205a-1 | N368EH PT-HJW | ||
| 30162 | 205a-1 | AE-427 N205JL | ||
| 30164 | 205a-1 | 1974 | N809KA C-FVIH N205WW N905VH N932CH N679H | |
| 30165 | 205a-1 | 1974 | N17AL C-GENZ C-GSHG | |
| 30166 | 205a-1 | 1974 | N59538 N19AL N19AL | |
| 30167 | 205a-1 | 1974 |  XC-GOS XA-SSR C-FCHE | |
| 30168 | 205a-1 | 1974 | XC-GOR N401EH  HB-XFZ HB-XFZ LX-HFZ C-FBYU N205TA | |
| 30169 | 205a-1 |  PK-HBX | ||
| 30170 | 205a-1 |  9Y-TEH  VR-BIE  D-HAFM | ||
| 30171 | 205a-1 | 1974 | 9Y-TEI VR-BIF VH-NSJ C-FNSJ VH-NGJ N205RB C-GMHC N669H | |
| 30172 | 205a-1 | 1974 | N333LS PT-HIK PP-EOU C-FSXX N502HQ | |
| 30173 | 205a-1 | 1974 |  A4O-AM C-GFHG N97HJ N205BT | |
| 30175 | 205a-1 | 1975 | A4O-AO N233HL C-FYHA N456TA | |
| 30177 | 205a-1 | 1975 | A4O-AQ N234HL C-GYHU | |
| 30180 | 205a-1 | 1975 |  AMDB-102 AMDB-111 N68HJ  SE-HMT N223HT | |
| 30181 | 205a-1 | 1975 | N27AL  3025 C-GPRR C-GPRR | |
| 30182 | 205a-1 | 1975 | N28AL 3026 C-GOLE C-GKVI | |
| 30183 | 205a-1 | 1975 | N393EH C-GEAK | |
| 30185 | 205a-1 | 1975 | N90036 C-GFRE EC-FYZ | |
| 30188 | 205a-1 | 1975 | N394EH JA9854 N394EH C-GVIE | |
| 30189 | 205a-1 | N90039 EP-HTQ | ||
| 30198 | 205a-1 | 1975 | 722 114 332 739 C-GRUV | |
| 30205 | 205a-1 | 723 115 333 738  OE-XHC | ||
| 30206 | 205a-1 | D-HOOK LN-OPR | ||
| 30209 | 205a-1 | 1975 | N49626 N205KA C-GPET C-GPET C-GLVI N380PL |