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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9165 | uh-1d |  66-16971  825  YI-210 | ||
| 9167 | uh-1d | 66-16973 | ||
| 9172 | uh-1d | 66-16978  FAH-942 | ||
| 9192 | uh-1d |  ES814 | ||
| 9218 | uh-1d | 66-17024 N125FC | ||
| 9254 | uh-1d | 66-17060  PNC-144 | ||
| 9256 | uh-1d | 66-17061 N8294B | ||
| 9258 | uh-1d | 66-17064  266 | ||
| 9262 | uh-1d | 66-17068 N8154S  EC-GJB | ||
| 9265 | uh-1d | 66-17071 N105NJ | ||
| 9270 | uh-1d | ES826 | ||
| 9278 | uh-1d | 66-17084 | ||
| 9279 | uh-1d | ES810 | ||
| 9280 | uh-1h | 66-17086 292 | ||
| 9285 | uh-1d | 66-17091 | ||
| 9293 | uh-1d | 1966 | 66-17099 N806YB  AF335 | |
| 9298 | uh-1h | 66-17104  A-2625 | -1821 | |
| 9299 | uh-1d | 66-17105 806 | ||
| 9305 | uh-1d | 66-17111 N444NB | ||
| 9308 | uh-1h | N858M 66-17114 | ||
| 9312 | uh-1h | 66-17118 | ||
| 9314 | uh-1d | 66-17120 N382DB | ||
| 9317 | uh-1d | 1966 | 66-17123 N4869Z AF342 | |
| 9332 | uh-1d | 66-17138  AE-440 AE-463 | ||
| 9333 | uh-1d | 66-17139 | ||
| 9343 | uh-1h | 67-17145 67-17145 | ||
| 9345 | uh-1h | 67-17147 N72297 | ||
| 9353 | uh-1h | 67-17155 N4491Z  1504 | ||
| 9360 | uh-1h | 67-17162 N461CC N461CC | ||
| 9379 | uh-1h | 67-17179  A2-377 |