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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4295 | uh-1d |  64-13588 | ||
| 4296 | uh-1d | 64-13589 | ||
| 4297 | uh-1d | 64-13590 | ||
| 4298 | uh-1d | 64-13591 | ||
| 4299 | uh-1d | 64-13592 | ||
| 4300 | uh-1d | 64-13593 | ||
| 4301 | uh-1d | 64-13594 | ||
| 4302 | uh-1d | 64-13595 | ||
| 4303 | uh-1d | 64-13596 | ||
| 4304 | uh-1d | 64-13597 | ||
| 4305 | uh-1d | 64-13598 | ||
| 4306 | uh-1d | 64-13599 | ||
| 4307 | uh-1d | 64-13600 | ||
| 4308 | uh-1d | 64-13601 | ||
| 4309 | uh-1d | 64-13602 | ||
| 4310 | uh-1d | 64-13603 N454AB ZU-LEA  ZS-HLA | ||
| 4311 | uh-1d | 64-13604 | ||
| 4312 | uh-1d | 64-13605 | ||
| 4313 | uh-1d | 64-13606 | ||
| 4314 | uh-1d | 64-13607 | ||
| 4315 | uh-1d | 64-13608 | ||
| 4316 | uh-1d | 64-13609 | ||
| 4317 | uh-1d | 64-13610 | ||
| 4318 | uh-1d | 64-13611 | ||
| 4319 | uh-1d | 64-13612 | ||
| 4320 | uh-1d | 64-13613 | ||
| 4321 | uh-1d | 64-13614 | ||
| 4322 | uh-1d | 64-13615 | ||
| 4323 | uh-1d | 64-13616 | ||
| 4324 | uh-1d | 64-13617 |