Bell Huey family#Military designations (UH-1 and AH-1)

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The Bell Huey family of helicopters includes a wide range of civil and military aircraft produced since 1956 by Bell Helicopter. This H-1 family of aircraft includes the utility UH-1 Iroquois and the derivative AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter series and ranges from the XH-40 prototype, first flown in October 1956, to the 21st-century UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper. Although not flown in military service in the USA, the Bell 412 served in Canada and Japan and, like the UH-1Y, is a twin engine four rotor design based on the Bell 212.

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scope="row" \| UH-1/CH-118/204/5 \| 1 \| 2 \| 1956
scope="row" \| UH-1N/CH-135/212 \| 2 \| 2 \| 1968
scope="row" \| 412/CH-146/UH-2 \| 2 \| 4 \| 1979
scope="row" \| UH-1Y \| 2 \| 4 \| 2001

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scope="row" | UH-1N/CH-135/212

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Military designations (UH-1 and AH-1)

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;XH-40

:The initial Bell 204 prototype. Three prototypes were built.Mutza, Wayne. UH-1 Huey In Action. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1986. {{ISBN|0-89747-179-2}}.

;YH-40

:Six aircraft for evaluation, as XH-40 with 12-inch cabin stretch and other modifications.

;Bell 533

:One YH-40BF rebuilt as a flight test bed with turbofan engines and wings.

;HU-1A

:Initial Bell 204 production model, redesignated as the UH-1A in 1962.Andrade, John M. U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Midland Counties Publications, 1979. {{ISBN|0-904597-22-9}}. The HU-1 designation gave rise to the popular but unofficial nickname "Huey".

;TH-1A

:UH-1A with dual controls and blind-flying instruments, 14 conversions.

;XH-1A

:A single UH-1A was redesignated for grenade launcher testing in 1960.

;HU-1B

:Upgraded HU-1A, various external and rotor improvements. Redesignated UH-1B in 1962.

;YUH-1B

:UH-1B prototypes

;NUH-1B

:A single test aircraft, serial number 64-18261.

;UH-1C

:UH-1B with improved engine, modified blades and rotor-head for better performance in the gunship role.

;YUH-1D

:Seven pre-production prototypes of the UH-1D.

;UH-1D

:Initial Bell 205 production model (long fuselage version of the 204). Also built under license in Germany by Dornier.

;HH-1D

:Rescue/fire fighting variant of UH-1D.

;AH-1E

:98 production Cobra gunships with the Enhanced Cobra Armament System (ECAS) featuring the M97A1 armament subsystem with a three-barreled M197 20 mm cannon. The AH-1E is also referred to as the "Upgunned AH-1S", or "AH-1S(ECAS)" prior to 1988.

;UH-1E

:UH-1B/C for USMC with different avionics and equipment.

;NUH-1E

:UH-1E configured for testing.

;TH-1E

:UH-1C configured for Marine Corps training. Twenty built in 1965.

;AH-1F

:"Modernized AH-1S", with upgraded avionics and defensive systems.

;UH-1F

:UH-1B/C for the USAF, with General Electric T-58-GE-3 engine of 1,325 shp.

;TH-1F

:Instrument and Rescue Trainer based on the UH-1F for the USAF.

;UH-1G

:Designation given locally to UH-1D/H gunships operating with the Cambodia armed forces.

;AH-1G

:Initial 1966 production model of the Cobra gunship for the US Army, with one 1,400 shp Avco Lycoming T53-13 turboshaft.

;JAH-1G

:One Cobra helicopter modified for armament testing, including Hellfire missiles and multi-barrel cannon.Donald, David. The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Barnes & Nobel Books, 1997. {{ISBN|0-7607-0592-5}}.

;TH-1G

:Two-seat dual-control Cobra trainer.

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;UH-1H

:Improved UH-1D with a Lycoming T-53-L-13 engine of 1,400 shp; 5,435 built. Also built under license in Taiwan by AIDC.{{cite web|url=http://vectorsite.net/avhuey.html |title=The Bell UH-1 Huey |date=6 January 2012 |work=archive.org |access-date=11 August 2016 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106195943/http://vectorsite.net/avhuey.html |archive-date=6 January 2012 }}

File:Bell UH-1N Twin Huey 267 (20437038573).jpg

;CUH-1H

:Canadian Forces designation for the UH-1H utility transport helicopter. Redesignated CH-118.[http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/equip/historical/iroquoislst_e.asp "Bell CH-118 Iroquois."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060510134213/http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/equip/historical/iroquoislst_e.asp |date=2006-05-10 }} Canadian DND webpage. Retrieved: 30 August 2007.

;EH-1H

:Twenty-two aircraft converted by installation of AN/ARQ-33 radio intercept and jamming equipment for Project Quick Fix.

;HH-1H

:SAR variant for the USAF with rescue hoist. 30 built.

;JUH-1

:Five UH-1Hs converted to SOTAS battlefield surveillance configuration with belly-mounted airborne radar.

;TH-1H

:Modified UH-1Hs for use as basic helicopter flight trainers by the USAF.

;AH-1J

:Original twin-engine SeaCobra version, subsequently upgraded and exported to Iran as AH-1J "International"

;UH-1J

:An improved Japanese version of the UH-1H built under license in Japan by Fuji was locally given the designation UH-1J.[http://rightwing.sakura.ne.jp/equipment/jgsdf/aviation/uh-1j/uh1j.html UH-1J　多用途ヘリコプター.] {{in lang|ja}}. Retrieved: 11 December 2007.

;HH-1K

:Purpose-built SAR variant of the Model 204 for the US Navy with USN avionics and equipment. 27 built.

;TH-1L

:Helicopter flight trainer based on the HH-1K for the USN.

;UH-1L

:Utility variant of the TH-1L.

;UH-1M

:Gunship specific UH-1C upgrade with Lycoming T-53-L-13 engine of 1,400 shp.

;UH-1N

:Initial Bell 212 production model, the Bell "Twin Pac" twin-engined Huey.

;HH-1N

:Rescue version of the UH-1N{{Cite web |title=Bell HH-1N |url=https://pimaair.org/museum-aircraft/bell-hh-1n-iroquois/ |access-date=2024-04-26 |website=Pima Air & Space |language=en-US}}

;AH-1P

:100 production aircraft with composite rotors, flat plate glass cockpit, and improved cockpit layout for nap-of-earth (NOE) flight. The AH-1P is also referred to as the "Production AH-1S", or "AH-1S(PROD)" prior to 1988.

File:Bell 204 UH-1P-BF Iroquois (USAF sn 64-15476, cn 7026) (5-19-2022).jpg

;UH-1P

:UH-1F variant for USAF for special operations use and attack operations used solely by the USAF 20th Special Operations Squadron, "the Green Hornets".

;YAH-1Q

:Eight AH-1Gs with XM26 Telescopic Sight Unit (TSU) and two M56 TOW 4-pack launchers.

;AH-1Q

:Upgraded AH-1G equipped with the M65 TOW/Cobra missile subsystem, M65 Telescopic Sight Unit (TSU), and M73 Reflex sight.

;YAH-1R

:AH-1G powered by a T53-L-703 engine without TOW system.

;AH-1RO

:Proposed version for Romania as Dracula.

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;YAH-1S

:AH-1Q upgrade and TOW system.

;AH-1S

:AH-1Q upgraded with a 1,800 shp T53-L-703 turboshaft engine.

;AH-1T

:Named Improved SeaCobra, features an extended tailboom and fuselage and an upgraded transmission and engines.

;UH-1U

:Single prototype for Counter Mortar/Counter Battery Radar Jamming aircraft. Crashed at Edwards AFB during testing.{{citation needed|date=October 2007}}

;UH-1V

:Aeromedical evacuation, rescue version for the US Army.

;AH-1W

:SuperCobra variant, nicknamed "Whiskey Cobra", day/night version with more powerful engines and advanced weapons capability.

;EH-1X

:Electronic warfare UH-1Hs converted under "Quick Fix IIA".

;UH-1Y Venom

:Named Venom, upgraded variant developed from existing upgraded late model UH-1Ns, with additional emphasis on commonality with the AH-1Z as part of the H-1 upgrade program.

;AH-1Z Viper

:Named Viper, or also "Zulu Cobra", it includes an upgraded 4 blade main rotor and adds the Night Targeting System (NTS). Offered as King Cobra to Turkey for its ATAK program and selected for production in 2000, but later canceled.[http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=60656 "Back to square one in attack helicopter plan"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206174158/http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=60656 |date=2006-12-06 }}, Turkish Daily News, 2 December 2006.

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;UH-1/T700

:Upgraded commercial version, named Ultra Huey, fitted with a 1,400-kW (1900-shp) General Electric T700-GE-701C turboshaft engine.

;CH-118

:Canadian Forces designation for the UH-1H

;CH-135

:Canadian Forces designation for the UH-1N Twin Huey

;CH-146

:Canadian Forces designation for a variant of the Bell 412

;Griffin HT1

:RAF designation for a trainer based on the 412EP

;Griffin HAR2

:RAF designation for a search and rescue helicopter based on the Bell 412EP

Civil designations

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;Bell 204B

:11 seat utility transport helicopter; the civil certified model was based at the military model 204, known by the US Army as the UH-1B.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110608074714/http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgMakeModel.nsf/0/1f2c7b0cfe3afe288625733a006b57df/%24FILE/H1SW.pdf FAA Type Certificate Data Sheet H1SW for the 204, 205A, 205A-1 and 210 models]

;Agusta-Bell AB 204

:11 seat utility transport helicopter. Built under licence in Italy by Agusta.

;Agusta-Bell AB 204AS

:Anti-submarine warfare, anti-shipping version of the AB 204 helicopter.

;Fuji-Bell 204B-2

:11 seat utility transport helicopter. Built under licence in Japan by Fuji Heavy Industries.

;Bell 205A

:15 seat utility transport helicopter.

;Agusta-Bell 205

:15 seat utility transport helicopter. Built under licence in Italy by Agusta.

;Bell 205A-1

:15 seat utility transport helicopter, initial version based on the UH-1H.

;Agusta-Bell 205A-1

:Modified version of the AB 205.

;Fuji-Bell 205A-1

:15 seat utility transport helicopter. Built under licence in Japan by Fuji.

;Bell 205A+

:Field upgraded 205A utilizing a T53-17 engine and a 212 rotor system. Similar to the production 205B and 210.

;Bell 205A-1A

:A 205A-1, but with armament hardpoints and military avionics. Produced specifically for Israeli contract.

; Fuji-Bell 205B

:A joint Bell-Fuji commercial variant based on UH-1J, a Japanese improved model of UH-1H.{{Cite web|author=Takeshi Makino|date=December 24, 2002|url=http://www.geocities.co.jp/Technopolis/2415/makino.html|title=The Activities of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. in the Field of Vertical Flight|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040414143348/http://www.geocities.co.jp/Technopolis/2415/makino.html|archive-date=April 14, 2004|access-date=November 17, 2019}}

;Agusta-Bell 205BG

:Prototype fitted with two Gnome H 1200 turboshaft engines.

;Agusta-Bell 205TA

:Prototype fitted with two Turbomeca Astazous turboshaft engines.

;Bell 208

:Experimental twin-engine "Twin Huey" prototype.

;Bell 209

:Original AH-1G prototype with retractable skid landing gear.

;Bell 210

:15 seat upgraded 205A

;Bell 211

:The HueyTug, was a commercial version of the UH-1C with an upgraded transmission, longer main rotor, larger tailboom, strengthened fuselage, stability augmentation system, and a 2,650 shp (1,976 kW) Lycoming T-55-L-7 turboshaft engine.{{cite web|url=http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Rotary/skycranes/HE13.htm|title=Skycranes|publisher=Centennial of Flight Commission|access-date=2007-03-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070409021135/http://centennialofflight.gov/essay/Rotary/skycranes/HE13.htm|archive-date=9 April 2007|url-status=dead}}

;Bell 212

:15 seat twin-engined derivative of the Bell 205

;Bell 214 Huey Plus

:Strengthened development of the Bell 205 airframe with a larger engine

;Bell 214ST

:18 seat twin engined utility helicopter

;Bell 249

:Experimental AH-1 demonstrator version fitted with a four-bladed rotor system, an uprated engine and experimental equipment, including Hellfire missiles.Bishop, Chris. Huey Cobra Gunships. Osprey Publishing, 2006. {{ISBN|1-84176-984-3}}.

;Bell 309 KingCobra : Experimental version powered by one Lycoming T-55-L-7C engine.{{cite web|url=http://www.vectorsite.net/avcobra_1.html |title=[1.0] First Generation Cobras |date=8 April 2012 |work=archive.org |access-date=11 August 2016 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120408211614/http://www.vectorsite.net/avcobra_1.html |archive-date=8 April 2012 }}

;Bell 412

:Bell 212 with a four-bladed semi-rigid rotor system.

;Bell Huey II

:A modified and re-engined UH-1H, significantly upgrading its performance, and its cost-effectiveness. Currently offered by Bell to all current military users of the type.

;Global Eagle

:Pratt & Whitney Canada name for a modified UH-1H with a new PT6C-67D engine, modified tail rotor, and other minor changes to increase range and fuel efficiency over the Bell 212.{{cite web|url=http://www.aviationtoday.com/print/rw/military/utility/1824.html|title=Eagle Power|publisher=Aviation Today|author=Douglas W. Nelms|date=2005-11-01|access-date=2007-03-17|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114173945/http://www.aviationtoday.com/print/rw/military/utility/1824.html|archive-date=2007-11-14}}

;Huey 800

:Upgraded commercial version, fitted with an LHTEC T800 turboshaft engine.{{citation needed|date=January 2008}}

;Panha Shabaviz 2-75

:Unlicensed version made by PANHA in Iran.

;Panha 2091

:Unlicensed Iranian upgrade of the AH-1J International.