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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4325 | uh-1d |  64-13618 | ||
| 4326 | uh-1d | 64-13619 | ||
| 4327 | uh-1d | 64-13620 | ||
| 4328 | uh-1d | 64-13621 | ||
| 4329 | uh-1d | 64-13622 | ||
| 4330 | uh-1d | 64-13623 N641BV ZS-HCR | ||
| 4331 | uh-1d | 64-13624 | ||
| 4332 | uh-1d | 64-13625 | ||
| 4333 | uh-1d | 64-13626 | ||
| 4334 | uh-1d | 64-13627 | ||
| 4335 | uh-1d | 64-13628 N734NA N417NA N417NA | ||
| 4336 | uh-1d | 64-13629 N405AS N405AS ? | ||
| 4337 | uh-1d | 64-13630 | ||
| 4338 | uh-1d | 64-13631 | ||
| 4339 | uh-1d | 64-13632 | ||
| 4340 | uh-1d | 64-13633 | ||
| 4341 | uh-1d | 64-13634 | ||
| 4342 | uh-1d | 64-13635 | ||
| 4343 | uh-1d | 64-13636 | ||
| 4344 | uh-1d | 64-13637 | ||
| 4345 | uh-1d | 64-13638 | ||
| 4346 | uh-1d | 64-13639 | ||
| 4347 | uh-1d | 64-13640 | ||
| 4348 | uh-1d | 64-13641 | ||
| 4349 | uh-1d | 64-13642 | ||
| 4350 | uh-1d | 64-13643 | ||
| 4351 | uh-1d | 64-13644 | ||
| 4352 | uh-1d | 64-13645 | ||
| 4353 | uh-1d | 64-13646 | ||
| 4354 | uh-1d | 64-13647 |