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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30294 | 205a-1 | 1979 |  LN-ORT  VH-HHW C-FFHB  C-FFHB  N580SH | |
| 30295 | 205a-1 | 1979 | N5017Y C-GAYB C-GAYB N934CH N404HA | |
| 30296 | 205a-1 | 1979 | N2773H  3027 N2773H | |
| 30297 | 205a-1 | 1978 | C-FNTR N1067S  PT-HKO C-FNTR | |
| 30299 | 205a-1 | 1979 | C-GLME OE-EXH C-FETK C-FETK | |
| 30300 | 205a-1 | 1979 |  8017 N4378T N490SA | |
| 30301 | 205a-1 | 1980 | N205CE 8015 N4378W N16BU | |
| 30305 | 205a-1 | 8016 | ||
| 30307 | 205a-1 |  1733 | ||
| 30314 | 205a-1 | 1980 | N58HJ | |
| 30317 | 205a-1 |  L81-806 | ||
| 30318 | 205a-1 | LN-OLM  D-HAFR | ||
| 30329 | 205a-1 | 1980 |  30329 RP-C1544 N2151B N228HT N205WW | |
| 30330 | 205a-1 | 1980 | N229HT 30330 RP-C1545 N2154L | |
| 3213 | ch-118 | 118101 | ||
| 3214 | ch-118 | 1968 | 118102 N81453 | |
| 3215 | ch-118 | 118103 | ||
| 3216 | ch-118 | 118104 | ||
| 3217 | ch-118 | 118105 | ||
| 3218 | ch-118 | 118106 | ||
| 3219 | ch-118 | 118107 | ||
| 3220 | ch-118 | 118108 N4328G | ||
| 3221 | ch-118 | 118109 | ||
| 3222 | ch-118 | 118110 | ||
| 4013 | uh-1d | 62-12355 | ||
| 4020 | uh-1d | 62-12362 N1236P  PNP-303 | ||
| 4027 | uh-1d | 62-12369 N14SD N14SD | ||
| 4040 | uh-1d | 63-8748 N7095Y | ||
| 4060 | uh-1d | 63-08768 N768MC  CC-CBU | ||
| 4093 | uh-1d | 63-8801 |