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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4095 | uh-1d |  63-08803 N803UH | 11 | |
| 4096 | uh-1d | 63-8804  245 | ||
| 4133 | uh-1d | 63-08841 N3149N  CC-CBO  A-12 | ||
| 4138 | uh-1d | 63-8846 N338WN | ||
| 4166 | uh-1d | 63-12970 | ||
| 4175 | uh-1d | 63-12979 N339WN | ||
| 4178 | uh-1d | 63-12982 | ||
| 4187 | uh-1d | 63-12991 N4230T N910KC | ||
| 4193 | uh-1d | 63-12997 N604 N174SP | ||
| 4199 | uh-1d | 64-13492 | ||
| 4204 | uh-1d | 1964 | 64-13497 VH-OXI N497SD N3147M NX3147M | |
| 4251 | uh-1d | 1964 | 64-13544 N7130B N421NC | |
| 4260 | uh-1d | 64-13553 N812SB N812SB | ||
| 4267 | uh-1d | 1964 | 64-13560 N72382 N214KK N777GH | |
| 4269 | uh-1d | 64-13562 N600SL N608SD | ||
| 4280 | uh-1d | 64-13573  FAH-940 | ||
| 4281 | uh-1d | 64-13574 | ||
| 4282 | uh-1d | 64-13575 | ||
| 4283 | uh-1d | 64-13576 | ||
| 4284 | uh-1d | 64-13577 | ||
| 4285 | uh-1d | 64-13578 | ||
| 4286 | uh-1d | 64-13579 | ||
| 4287 | uh-1d | 64-13580 | ||
| 4288 | uh-1d | 64-13581 | ||
| 4289 | uh-1d | 64-13582 | ||
| 4290 | uh-1d | 64-13583 | ||
| 4291 | uh-1d | 64-13584 | ||
| 4292 | uh-1d | 64-13585 | ||
| 4293 | uh-1d | 64-13586 N64586 | ||
| 4294 | uh-1d | 64-13587 |