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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4807 | uh-1d |  65-09763 N2220Y VH-HUE | ||
| 4808 | uh-1d | 65-09764  FAP-631 | ||
| 4809 | uh-1d | FAP-632 | ||
| 4810 | uh-1d | FAP-644 | ||
| 4811 | uh-1d | FAP-645 | ||
| 4812 | uh-1d |  NZ3801 | ||
| 4813 | uh-1d | NZ3802 | 02 | |
| 4815 | uh-1d | 65-09771 N62452 | ||
| 4820 | uh-1d |  ES819 | ||
| 4821 | uh-1d | 65-09777 N464CC  ZU-LCY | ||
| 4825 | uh-1d | 65-9781 N411JZ N411JZ | ||
| 4829 | uh-1d | 1966 | 65-9785 N911BV | |
| 4845 | uh-1d | 65-9801  A-2622 | A-2622 | |
| 4849 | uh-1d | 65-9805 N50513 | ||
| 4859 | uh-1d | 65-09815 | ||
| 4896 | uh-1d | 65-9852 N71083 | ||
| 4900 | uh-1d | 1965 | 65-09856 N1205D N208PJ | |
| 4902 | uh-1d | 65-09858 N38CF  CC-CLK  CC-CLK | ||
| 4915 | uh-1d | 65-9871 N925MF | ||
| 4935 | uh-1d |  0614 | ||
| 4936 | uh-1d | 0628 | ||
| 4937 | uh-1d | 0640 | ||
| 4938 | uh-1d | 0897 | ||
| 4970 | uh-1d | 65-09926 N890AS | ||
| 4978 | uh-1d | 65-9934 VF-1805 | -1805 | |
| 4991 | uh-1d | 1965 | 65-09947 N152AR VH-OXU | 258 |
| 5005 | uh-1d | 65-09961 N503TW 65-09961 | ||
| 5028 | uh-1d | 65-9984 N398M | ||
| 5030 | uh-1d | 65-09986 N4590 | ||
| 5036 | uh-1d | 65-9992 N535NA N433NA N433NA |