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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5783 | uh-1d |  66-16089 | ||
| 5784 | uh-1d | 66-16090 | ||
| 5785 | uh-1d | 66-16091 | ||
| 5786 | uh-1d | 66-16092 | ||
| 5794 | uh-1d | 66-16100 | ||
| 5803 | uh-1d | 66-16109 66-16109 | ||
| 5808 | uh-1d | 66-16114 N250DM | ||
| 5812 | uh-1d | 66-16118 N338CB | ||
| 5820 | uh-1d | 66-16126 N296FA  AF315 | ||
| 5822 | uh-1d | 66-16128 | ||
| 5823 | uh-1d | 66-16129 N51KA  CC-AAU  A-11 | ||
| 5827 | uh-1d | 66-16273  AE-431 | ||
| 5829 | uh-1d | 66-16135 | ||
| 5843 | uh-1d | 66-16149 N49KP CC-CBH A-14 | ||
| 5855 | uh-1d | 66-16161 | ||
| 5881 | uh-1d | 66-16187  EC-GLR | ||
| 5892 | uh-1d | 66-16198 N28BC CC-CLB N110NW N110NW | ||
| 5897 | uh-1d | 66-16203 N66218 N990PS N990PS | ||
| 5903 | uh-1d | AE-439 AE-467 | ||
| 5909 | uh-1h | 66-16215  L-1108 | L-1108 | |
| 5964 | uh-1d | 66-16270  267 | ||
| 5975 | uh-1d | 66-16281 | ||
| 5981 | uh-1d | 66-16287 | ||
| 5984 | uh-1d | 66-16290 66-16290 | ||
| 5994 | uh-1d |  ES836 | ||
| 5995 | uh-1d | 66-16301 N772AR  VH-UHE | ||
| 8515 | uh-1d | 1966 | 66-16321 N486PA AF324 | |
| 8522 | uh-1d | 66-16328 | ||
| 8529 | uh-1d | 66-16335 N4212C N541FA | ||
| 8539 | uh-1d | 66-16345 N34GD |