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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5044 | uh-1d |  65-10000 | ||
| 5045 | uh-1d | 65-10001 | ||
| 5046 | uh-1d | 65-10002 | ||
| 5047 | uh-1d | 65-10003 | ||
| 5048 | uh-1d | 65-10004 | ||
| 5049 | uh-1d | 65-10005 | ||
| 5050 | uh-1d | 65-10006 | ||
| 5051 | uh-1d | 65-10007 | ||
| 5052 | uh-1d | 65-10008 | ||
| 5053 | uh-1d | 65-10009 N57LC | ||
| 5054 | uh-1d | 65-10010 | ||
| 5055 | uh-1d | 65-10011 | ||
| 5056 | uh-1d | 65-10012 | ||
| 5057 | uh-1d | 65-10013 | ||
| 5058 | uh-1d | 65-10014 | ||
| 5059 | uh-1d | 65-10015 | ||
| 5060 | uh-1d | 65-10016 N134JL N155GH N567VF | ||
| 5061 | uh-1d | 65-10017 N301HP | ||
| 5062 | uh-1d | 65-10018 | ||
| 5063 | uh-1d | 65-10019 | ||
| 5064 | uh-1d | 65-10020 | ||
| 5065 | uh-1d | 65-10021 | ||
| 5066 | uh-1d | 65-10022 | ||
| 5067 | uh-1d | 65-10023 | ||
| 5068 | uh-1d | 65-10024 | ||
| 5069 | uh-1d | 65-10025 | ||
| 5070 | uh-1d | 65-10026 N795CF 65-10026 | ||
| 5071 | uh-1d | N711GH 65-10027 N7072C | ||
| 5073 | uh-1d | 65-10029 N132AR  N132AR N285MM | ||
| 5085 | uh-1d |  A2-085 |