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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5118 | uh-1d |  65-10074 | ||
| 5125 | uh-1d | 65-10081 N340WN | ||
| 5129 | uh-1d | 65-10085 N415NA N415YP | ||
| 5133 | uh-1d | 65-10089 | ||
| 5144 | uh-1d | 1966 | 65-10100 VH-UVC | |
| 5145 | uh-1d | 1965 | N681FD 65-10101 N687FD | |
| 5148 | uh-1d | 65-10104 N420NA | ||
| 5154 | uh-1d | |||
| 5155 | uh-1d | |||
| 5156 | uh-1d | |||
| 5157 | uh-1d | |||
| 5158 | uh-1d |  NZ3803 | ||
| 5159 | uh-1d | NZ3804 | ||
| 5160 | uh-1d | NZ3805 | ||
| 5162 | uh-1d | 65-10118 N647F  CC-CBB | ||
| 5170 | uh-1d | 65-10126 | ||
| 5173 | uh-1d | 65-10129  A-2623 | A-2623 | |
| 5174 | uh-1d | 65-10130 N341WN | ||
| 5179 | uh-1h | 65-10135 65-10135 | ||
| 5193 | uh-1d | 65-12860 N205TA XB-KRO | ||
| 5200 | uh-1d | 65-12867 | ||
| 5201 | uh-1d | 65-12868 65-12868 | ||
| 5202 | uh-1d | 65-12869 | ||
| 5203 | uh-1d | 65-12870 | ||
| 5204 | uh-1d | 65-12871 N15NH N95NW N117DR | ||
| 5207 | uh-1d | 65-12874 N56LC N205GH N205GH N874 | ||
| 5209 | uh-1d | 65-12876 N418NA | ||
| 5229 | uh-1d | 1966 | VH-ONZ 66-0746 N149AC N149AC | |
| 5232 | uh-1d | 66-00749 D-HAQO 66-00749 | ||
| 5242 | uh-1d | 66-00759 |