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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11682 | uh-1h |  69-15394 N71NH | ||
| 11696 | uh-1h | 69-15408 | ||
| 11702 | uh-1h |  NZ3816 | ||
| 11703 | uh-1h |  A2-703 VH-X9S | ||
| 11705 | uh-1h | NZ3806 | ||
| 11706 | uh-1h | NZ3807 | ||
| 11707 | uh-1h | NZ3808 | ||
| 11708 | uh-1h | NZ3809 | ||
| 11734 | uh-1h | 69-15446 | ||
| 11735 | uh-1h | 69-15447 69-15447 | ||
| 11743 | uh-1h | 1969 | 69-15455 N16TV N16TV | |
| 11770 | uh-1h | 69-15482 | ||
| 11772 | uh-1h | 69-15484 A2-484 | ||
| 11773 | uh-1h | 1970 | 69-15485 A2-485 | |
| 11774 | uh-1h | A2-486 | ||
| 11775 | uh-1h | A2-487 | ||
| 11776 | uh-1h | 69-15488 A2-488 | ||
| 11777 | uh-1h | 69-15489 A2-489 | ||
| 11782 | uh-1h | 69-15494  69-15494 | ||
| 11783 | uh-1h |  69-15495 | ||
| 11784 | uh-1h | 69-15496 | ||
| 11785 | uh-1h | 69-15497 | ||
| 11786 | uh-1h | 69-15498 | ||
| 11788 | uh-1h | 69-15500 | ||
| 11791 | uh-1h | 69-15503 | ||
| 11798 | uh-1h | 69-15510 | ||
| 11821 | uh-1h | 69-15533 N7247J N7247J N205LE | ||
| 11825 | uh-1h | 69-15537 | ||
| 11831 | uh-1h | 69-15543 | ||
| 11839 | uh-1h | 69-15551 |