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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5251 | uh-1d |  AE-443 AE-468 | ||
| 5255 | uh-1d |  66-0772 N772CP | ||
| 5263 | uh-1d |  ES813 | ||
| 5265 | uh-1d | 1966 | 66-00782 N12UH  EC-GIU SE-JOK N353RC | 7 |
| 5268 | uh-1d | 66-00785  YI-211 | ||
| 5269 | uh-1d | 66-0786 N1206G | ||
| 5272 | uh-1d | 66-00789 N19UH EC-GOE  CC-CEL  ZS-HLI | ||
| 5288 | uh-1d | 66-00805 H-09 | ||
| 5293 | uh-1d | 66-00810 | ||
| 5297 | uh-1d | es815 | ||
| 5300 | uh-1d | 66-00817  FAH-943 | ||
| 5305 | uh-1d | 66-0822 N205FD | ||
| 5309 | uh-1d | H-95 | ||
| 5311 | uh-1d | 1966 | 66-00828 N792CF | |
| 5336 | uh-1d | 66-00853 | ||
| 5340 | uh-1d | 66-00857 | ||
| 5343 | uh-1d | 66-00860 | ||
| 5352 | uh-1d | 66-00869 N226MS ZK-HSP | ||
| 5366 | uh-1d | 66-0883 N911GC | ||
| 5386 | uh-1d | 66-0903 N84NW N118DR | ||
| 5387 | uh-1d | 66-00904 N8154L EC-GJA | ||
| 5389 | uh-1d | 66-00906 | ||
| 5394 | uh-1d | AE-438 | ||
| 5395 | uh-1d | AE-437 AE-461 | ||
| 5398 | uh-1d | 66-00915 EC-GDM CC-CMF | ||
| 5403 | uh-1d | 66-00920 N66920 | ||
| 5408 | uh-1d | 66-00925 N140SP | ||
| 5413 | uh-1d | 66-00930 N3814B | ||
| 5427 | uh-1d | 1966 | VH-UEE 66-00944 N8054Q | 422 |
| 5432 | uh-1d | ES834 |