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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8833 | uh-1d |  66-16639 N987SF | 403 | |
| 8837 | uh-1h | 66-16643 N911GE N911FK N9152T | ||
| 8847 | uh-1d |  H-93 | ||
| 8852 | uh-1d |  ES837 | ||
| 8876 | uh-1d | 66-16682  H-17 | ||
| 8883 | uh-1d |  1567 | ||
| 8884 | uh-1d | 4134 | ||
| 8885 | uh-1d | |||
| 8886 | uh-1d | |||
| 8913 | uh-1d | 66-16719 | ||
| 8914 | uh-1d | H-75 | ||
| 8944 | uh-1d | 66-16750 | ||
| 8955 | uh-1d | 66-16761  FAB-743 | ||
| 8995 | uh-1d | 66-16801 | ||
| 9004 | uh-1d | 66-16810 N9291K | ||
| 9017 | uh-1d | 66-16823 N823LW | ||
| 9041 | uh-1d | ES824 | ||
| 9048 | uh-1d | 66-16854 N32800 N1363W | ||
| 9067 | uh-1d | 66-16873 | ||
| 9069 | uh-1d | 66-16875 N850M | ||
| 9072 | uh-1d | 66-16878 AE-445 | ||
| 9093 | uh-1d | 66-16899 N45AD | ||
| 9117 | uh-1d | 66-16923 | ||
| 9123 | uh-1d | ES825 | ||
| 9127 | uh-1d | 66-16933  264 | ||
| 9142 | uh-1h | 66-16948  L-1006 | ||
| 9143 | uh-1d | 66-16949 N86NW N116DR N166DR | ||
| 9157 | uh-1d | 66-16963 | ||
| 9159 | uh-1d | 66-16965 | ||
| 9161 | uh-1d | 66-16967 H-79 |