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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9524 | uh-1h | 1968 |  H-11 | |
| 9526 | uh-1h |  67-17328 N205KS | 308 | |
| 9537 | uh-1d | 67-17339 N367SD | 339 | |
| 9548 | uh-1h | 67-17350 N7091E | ||
| 9553 | uh-1h | 67-17355 | ||
| 9554 | uh-1h | 67-17356 | ||
| 9562 | uh-1h | 67-17364  ? N444BB | ||
| 9566 | uh-1h | 67-17368 | ||
| 9567 | uh-1h | 67-17369 | ||
| 9570 | uh-1h | 67-17372  ES828 | ||
| 9571 | uh-1h | 67-17373 | ||
| 9572 | uh-1h | 67-17374 | ||
| 9580 | uh-1d | 67-17382 | ||
| 9589 | uh-1h | 1967 | 67-17391 N5517N N5517N | |
| 9618 | uh-1h | 67-17420 N194BP N194BP | ||
| 9629 | uh-1h | 67-17431 N3013R N205HT  PR-COE | ||
| 9667 | uh-1h | 67-17469 | ||
| 9670 | uh-1h | 67-17472  PNC-0715 | ||
| 9685 | uh-1h | 67-17487 N482QB  1507 | ||
| 9698 | uh-1h | 67-17500 | ||
| 9699 | uh-1h | 67-17501 | ||
| 9701 | uh-1h | 67-17503 H-19 | ||
| 9716 | uh-1h | 67-17518 PNC-0731 | ||
| 9744 | uh-1h | 67-17546 ES829 | ||
| 9756 | uh-1h | 67-17558 PNC-0734 | ||
| 9765 | uh-1h |  FAP-685 | ||
| 9767 | uh-1h | 67-17569  A2-767 | ||
| 9771 | uh-1h | 67-17573 A2-771 | ||
| 9773 | uh-1h | 67-17575 A2-773 | ||
| 9794 | uh-1h | 67-17596 N376SD |