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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8544 | uh-1d |  66-16350 | ||
| 8584 | uh-1d | 66-16390  246 | ||
| 8594 | uh-1d | 1967 |  H-10 | |
| 8595 | uh-1d | 66-16401 N240KC N407KC | H407 | |
| 8610 | uh-1d | 66-16416 N616BV  ZS-HGC | ||
| 8613 | uh-1d | 66-16419 N359SD 66-16419 | ||
| 8615 | uh-1d | 66-16421 | ||
| 8626 | uh-1d | 66-16431  FAB-742 | ||
| 8627 | uh-1d | 66-16433 261 | ||
| 8631 | uh-1d | 66-16437 | ||
| 8638 | uh-1d | 66-16444  YI-212 | ||
| 8640 | uh-1d | 66-16446 N315SD | ||
| 8654 | uh-1d |  H-78 | ||
| 8661 | uh-1d | 66-16467  6467 | ||
| 8681 | uh-1d |  ES822 | ||
| 8692 | uh-1d | 66-16498 263 | ||
| 8695 | uh-1d | 66-16501  054 | ||
| 8708 | uh-1d | CC-AAV 66-16514 N5929Z | ||
| 8714 | uh-1d | 66-16520 H-18 | ||
| 8744 | uh-1d | 66-16550 | ||
| 8754 | uh-1d | 66-16560  823 | ||
| 8766 | uh-1d | 66-16572 N482SD  1505 | ||
| 8769 | uh-1d | 66-16575 | ||
| 8773 | uh-1d | 66-16579 66-16579 | ||
| 8800 | uh-1d | 66-16606  EC-GDO CC-CME ZS-HLJ ZS-HLJ | ||
| 8804 | uh-1d | ES823 | ||
| 8807 | uh-1h | 66-16613  A-1819 | ||
| 8809 | uh-1d | 66-16615 H-10 | ||
| 8818 | uh-1d | 66-16624 N624HF | ||
| 8827 | uh-1d | 66-16633 |