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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30213 | 205a-1 |  AE-428 N205LM  N205LM | ||
| 30215 | 205a-1 | 1975 | N549RL N59607 C-GAHM  C-GAHM N549RL | |
| 30217 | 205a-1 | 1975 | SE-HGE N183CH C-GOKN N183AH C-GPWS N17HX C-GPWS N17HX N183CH N67HJ | |
| 30223 | 205a-1 |  F-GHHR | 6 | |
| 30230 | 205a-1 | 1975 | C-GVIK N14LA N30091 C-FPSZ | |
| 30231 | 205a-1 | 1976 | C-GOKR N57954 C-GPWT | |
| 30235 | 205a-1 | 1976 |  3018 C-GHUN N205R N33HX | |
| 30236 | 205a-1 | N92168  1727 | ||
| 30239 | 205a-1 | 1976 | N49766 N66HJ N66HJ | |
| 30240 | 205a-1 | N92233 1725 | ||
| 30248 | 205a-1 | 1976 |  FAC4288 | |
| 30249 | 205a-1 | FAC4289 | ||
| 30250 | 205a-1 | FAC4290 | ||
| 30251 | 205a-1 | FAC4297 | ||
| 30252 | 205a-1 | 1977 | 3019 C-GHUM C-GHUM N775BB | |
| 30253 | 205a-1 | FAC4298 | ||
| 30254 | 205a-1 | FAC4299 | ||
| 30255 | 205a-1 | FAC4279 | ||
| 30256 | 205a-1 | 1977 |  SE-HMS  D-HAFO C-GZGK | |
| 30259 | 205a-1 |  HA-5067 HA-5073 | ||
| 30262 | 205a-1 | 1978 |  XC-DGP C-GEAG N262HQ C-GEAG C-GEAG | |
| 30263 | 205a-1 | 1978 | YV-O-KWH-2 C-FSMI | |
| 30266 | 205a-1 | HA-5066 | ||
| 30282 | 205a-1 | AE-429 N205DY | ||
| 30283 | 205a-1 | AE-430 | ||
| 30288 | 205a-1 | 1979 | OE-EXR HB-XXU LX-HXU C-FCNV | |
| 30289 | 205a-1 | 1979 | VH-HHM C-GFHM C-GFHM N205SF N689H | |
| 30290 | 205a-1 | 1979 | VH-HUE OE-EXZ C-GUMJ N2670N LN-OPA EC-GCG EC-GPP D-HAFW ZS-RXR | |
| 30291 | 205a-1 | 1979 | N5019N  LN-OPS SE-HVT D-HAFH N35EH G-UHGB | |
| 30293 | 205a-1 | 1979 | LN-OTA CS-HDZ N16HX |