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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5700 | uh-1d |  66-16006 N876GM | ||
| 5701 | uh-1d | 66-16007 | ||
| 5713 | uh-1d | 66-16019 | 19A | |
| 5718 | uh-1d | 66-16024 N4072P ZS-HBV | ||
| 5724 | uh-1d | N106NJ 66-16030 | ||
| 5734 | uh-1d | 66-16040 N6132N | ||
| 5742 | uh-1d | 66-16048 N13YA N876EM | ||
| 5743 | uh-1d | 66-16049 N4071P  XC-LLK | ||
| 5760 | uh-1d | 1966 | 66-16066 N7130G N7130G | |
| 5762 | uh-1d |  FAC4410 | ||
| 5763 | uh-1d | 66-16069  H-16 | ||
| 5764 | uh-1d | 66-16070 N965MF | ||
| 5765 | uh-1d | 66-16071 | ||
| 5766 | uh-1d | 66-16072 | ||
| 5767 | uh-1d | 66-16073 | ||
| 5768 | uh-1d | 66-16074 | ||
| 5769 | uh-1d | 66-16075 | ||
| 5770 | uh-1d | 66-16076  FAB-722 | ||
| 5771 | uh-1d | 66-16077 | ||
| 5772 | uh-1d | 66-16078 N8146H | ||
| 5773 | uh-1d | 66-16079 | ||
| 5774 | uh-1d | 66-16080 | ||
| 5775 | uh-1d | 66-16081 | ||
| 5776 | uh-1d | 66-16082 | ||
| 5777 | uh-1d | 66-16083 PNC-0702 | PNC0702 | |
| 5778 | uh-1d | 66-16084 | ||
| 5779 | uh-1d | 66-16085 | ||
| 5780 | uh-1d | 66-16086 | ||
| 5781 | uh-1d | 66-16087 | ||
| 5782 | uh-1d | 66-16088 |