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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11465 | uh-1h |  H-91 | ||
| 11486 | uh-1h |  69-15198 | ||
| 11501 | uh-1h | 69-15213 N955MF | ||
| 11517 | uh-1h | 69-15229 69-15229 | ||
| 11527 | uh-1h | 1969 | 69-15239 N305SB N488DF | |
| 11531 | uh-1h | 1969 |  AE-491 | |
| 11533 | uh-1h | 69-15245 0878 | ||
| 11537 | uh-1h | 69-15249 | ||
| 11545 | uh-1h |  FAC4232 | ||
| 11550 | uh-1h | 69-15261 | ||
| 11551 | uh-1h | 69-15263 | ||
| 11552 | uh-1h | 69-15264 0879 | ||
| 11553 | uh-1h | 69-15265 N497DF | ||
| 11556 | uh-1h | 69-15268 | ||
| 11582 | uh-1h | AE-447 AE-460 | ||
| 11591 | uh-1h | 69-15303 | ||
| 11594 | uh-1h | 69-15306 | ||
| 11596 | uh-1h | 69-15308 | ||
| 11601 | uh-1h | AE-448 | ||
| 11609 | uh-1h | 69-15321 N8053T | ||
| 11610 | uh-1h | 69-15322 69-15322 | ||
| 11616 | uh-1h | 69-15328 | ||
| 11620 | uh-1h |  1500 69-15332 N464QA | ||
| 11628 | uh-1h | 69-15340 N502SH N502AW | ||
| 11633 | uh-1h | 69-15345 | ||
| 11638 | uh-1h | 69-15350 N3819N | ||
| 11642 | uh-1h | 69-15354 N354HF | ||
| 11643 | uh-1h | 69-15355 | ||
| 11644 | uh-1h | 69-15356 | ||
| 11657 | uh-1h | 69-15369  3035 FARD-3035 |