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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5438 | uh-1d |  66-00955  282 | ||
| 5443 | uh-1d | 66-00960  AE-444 | ||
| 5461 | uh-1d | 66-00978  801  YI-207 | ||
| 5466 | uh-1d | 66-00983 N1217A EC-GSO | ||
| 5476 | uh-1d | 66-00993 | ||
| 5482 | uh-1d | 66-0999 N344WN | ||
| 5483 | uh-1d | 66-01000 H-15 | ||
| 5491 | uh-1d | 66-01008 | ||
| 5492 | uh-1d | 66-01009 N774AR ZU-ELP | ||
| 5499 | uh-1d | 66-01016 | ||
| 5541 | uh-1d | 66-01058  053 | ||
| 5545 | uh-1d | 66-01062 N854M | ||
| 5548 | uh-1d | 66-1065 N143SP | ||
| 5556 | uh-1d | AE-441 | ||
| 5558 | uh-1d | 66-01075 | ||
| 5563 | uh-1d | 66-01080 N760HP | ||
| 5569 | uh-1d | 66-01086 N9218Q | ||
| 5575 | uh-1d | 66-01092 822 YI-205 | ||
| 5590 | uh-1d |  ES812 | ||
| 5591 | uh-1d | ES839 | ||
| 5593 | uh-1d |  H-76 | ||
| 5604 | uh-1d | 66-1121  A-2615 | ||
| 5609 | uh-1d | 66-1126 N443XB N240GH | ||
| 5610 | uh-1d | 66-1127 N4212Y N441FA ? | ||
| 5634 | uh-1d | ES817 | ||
| 5641 | uh-1d | ES835 | ||
| 5667 | uh-1d | 66-1184 VF-1807 | -1807 | |
| 5691 | uh-1d | 66-1208 A-2617 | -1808 | |
| 5692 | uh-1d | 66-01209 | ||
| 5699 | uh-1d |  PNC-0711 PNC-0736 |