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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4545 | uh-1d |  64-13838 | ||
| 4546 | uh-1d | 64-13839 | ||
| 4549 | uh-1d |  FAP-628 | ||
| 4550 | uh-1d | FAP-629 | ||
| 4551 | uh-1d | FAP-630 | ||
| 4562 | uh-1d | 64-13855 N9214B | ||
| 4565 | uh-1d | 64-13858 N312CF | ||
| 4568 | uh-1d | 64-13861 N205TA ZK-HYG VH-UHH | ||
| 4572 | uh-1d | 1964 | VH-UHX 64-13865 N454BB N2777W | |
| 4592 | uh-1d | 64-13885 | ||
| 4595 | uh-1d | 64-13888 N811SF N648HA | ||
| 4605 | uh-1d | 1964 | 64-13898 N810AS  AF311 | |
| 4609 | uh-1d | 65-09565 N1216Y  CC-CNM | ||
| 4613 | uh-1d | 65-09569 N4734F N205WH  ZS-SLK | ||
| 4637 | uh-1d | 1965 | 65-09593 N50558 N207PJ N516MB ZK-HXL | |
| 4644 | uh-1h | 1965 | 65-09600 VH-RSL N7232L | |
| 4648 | uh-1d | 65-09604 N7232Z HI-714SP  TI-AZM | ||
| 4661 | uh-1d | 65-09617 | ||
| 4681 | uh-1d | 65-09637 N773AR ZS-HHJ | ||
| 4687 | uh-1d | 65-09643 65-09643 | ||
| 4693 | uh-1d | 65-9649 N247PV | ||
| 4695 | uh-1d | 65-9651 N42331 N651MH | ||
| 4732 | uh-1d | 65-09688 N6195G HB-RXC | ||
| 4734 | uh-1d | 65-9690 | ||
| 4735 | uh-1d |  ES811 | ||
| 4749 | uh-1d | N122FC 65-09705 | ||
| 4754 | uh-1d | 65-9710 N911MR | ||
| 4767 | uh-1d | 65-9723  A-1816 | -1816 | |
| 4787 | uh-1d | 65-09743 N92820 EC-GOD | ||
| 4802 | uh-1d | 65-09758  H-11 |