BELL UH-1 IROQUOIS

UH-1 SERVICE

UH-1 VARIANTS

Bell UH-1H Iroquois flight-deck,
RNZAF UH-1H s/n: NZ3806 (US s/n: 69-15417).
Ashburton, New Zealand, 1999.

UH-1 PRODUCTION

Military Helicopters

XH-40
Prototype single-engined, 2-bladed
rotor, utility helicopter for the US Army.
Redesignated as XHU-1 in 1960.
Produced 1955 - 1956
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

YH-40
As XH-40, cabin stretch, minor
changes, service tested by US Army
and USAF.
Redesignated as YHU-1A in 1960.
Produced 1956
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

HU-1A
As YH-40, engine upgrade, minor
changes. All delivered to US Army.
Redesignated as UH-1A in 1962.
Produced 1958 - 1961
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

YHU-1B
As HU-1A, prototypes with engine / rotor
upgrade, slightly enlarged cabin for US Army.
Redesignated as YUH-1B in 1962.
Later upgraded to UH-1B standard.
Produced 1960
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

HU-1B
As YHU-1B, engine upgrade, provision
for armament. All delivered to US Army.
Redesignated as UH-1B in 1962.
Produced 1960 - 1966
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

Singapore operated 18 UH-1B Hueys from 1980 to 1989 as helicopter
trainers, along with 35 operational UH-1H Hueys which have been
in service since 1977.
Preserved here in pristine condition is UH-1B, s/n: 258, (US s/n: 60-3605),
note the "short fuselage" typical to the early Huey design and modified
UH-1C style air-intake behind the main rotor.
RSiAF Museum, Singapore, 2003.

NUH-1B
As HU-1B, permanent test helicopter
for US Army.
Produced
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

UH-1C
As HU-1B, gunship version, minor
changes for US Army.
Original designation was HU-1C.
Produced 1964 - 1966
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

YHU-1D
As HU-1B, prototypes with enlarged,
3.5ft. longer fuselage for US Army.
Redesignated as YUH-1D in 1962.
Later upgraded to UH-1D standard.
Produced 1961
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

UH-1D
As YHU-1D, production version for US Army.
Original designation was HU-1D.
Many later upgraded to UH-1H standard.
Produced 1962 - 1967
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

UH-1E
As HU-1B/C, utility version for USMC.
Original designation was HU-1E.
Produced 1963 - 1964
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

TH-1E
As UH-1C, trainer version for USMC.
Produced 1965
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

UH-1F
As HU-1B, version for USAF,
engine upgrade. Original
designation was XH-48A.
Produced 1963 - 1967
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

TH-1F
As UH-1F, trainer version for USAF.
Produced 1966 - 1967
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

UH-1H
As UH-1D, engine upgrade for US Army.
US supplied kits for Turkish assembly.
Many in the first 2 batches ordered as
UH-1D's but delivered as UH-1H's.
Produced 1967 - 1987
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

Foreign assembled - Turkey:
Ucak Ana Depot ve Fabrika

Above and below: two views of RNZAF UH-1H s/n: NZ3809, (US s/n: 69-15420),
painted with a white United Nations livery for peace-keeping duties in East Timor.
Note the small auxiliary door thats part of the "long fuselage" Huey design
which can be detached if required.
A total of 16 Iroquois were purchased by the RNZAF, (5 UH-1D and 11 UH-1H),
from 1966, note the kneeling Maori Warrior on the tail boom which is an
RNZAF squadron emblem.
Christchurch, New Zealand, 2004.

CUH-1H
As UH-1H, export version for Canada.
Original designation was CUH-1D.
CAF designation: CH-118.
Produced 1967 - 1968
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

HH-1H
As UH-1H, on-base rescue version
for USAF.
Produced 1971 - 1973
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

UH-1I - not used.

HH-1K
As UH-1E, SAR version for US Navy,
engine upgrade, different equipment.
Produced 1969 - 1970
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

TH-1L
As HH-1K, advanced trainer for US Navy.
Produced 1969 - 1970
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

UH-1L
As TH-1L, utility version for US Navy.
Produced 1969
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

UH-1N
As UH-1H, twin engine upgrade,
larger cabin, detail changes.
Widely known as the Twin Huey.
Produced 1968 - 1978
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

CUH-1N
As UH-1N, export version for Canada.
CAF designation: CH-135 Twin Huey.
Produced 1971 - 1972
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

VH-1N
As UH-1N, VIP version for USMC.
2 UH-1N's also temporarily converted.
Produced 1974
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

Civil Helicopters

Model 204 / 205 / 212 / 412 / 214
Civil / military export versions of the UH-1. Production
moved to Mirabel, Quebec, Canada in 1988.
Produced 1962 - present
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

Foreign built - Indonesia:
NBell-412
Indonesian built version of the Model 412SP.
9 to Army, 5 to Navy, 15 to civil.
Produced
Industri Pesawat Terbang Nurtanio (IPTN),
Bandung, Indonesia
In 2000, became PT Dirgantara Indonesia.

Foreign built - Italy:
Model 204 / 205 / 212 / 412
Civil / military versions of the UH-1.
Produced
(Agusta-Bell)
Costruzioni Aeronautiche Giovanni Agusta SpA,
Gallarate, Italy

Foreign built - Japan:
Model 204 / 205
Japanese built version of the UH-1D/H for
civil and military (JGSDF) duties.
Produced 1962 - 1998.
(Fuji-Bell)
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., Utsunomiya City, Japan

Foreign built - Taiwan:
UH-1H
Military Taiwanese built version of the UH-1H.
Produced
Aero Industry Development Center (AIDC), Taichung, Taiwan

Foreign built - West Germany:
UH-1D
Military German built version of the UH-1D.
Produced
Dornier GmbH, Munchen, West Germany

UH-1 CONVERSIONS

Military Conversions

US Army

USAF

US Navy / USMC

Civil Conversions

FOREIGN MILITARY / CIVILIAN SERVICE
 - UH-1 military helicopters are in, or have been in service both new built
   and second-hand with most air forces worldwide.
 - Many surplus military UH-1 helicopters sold on the civil market.

Turkey operated as many as 163 UH-1H Hueys from 1970 to 2000, in addition
they also had a selection of UH-1B, Bell 204 and Bell 205 civil versions.
Pictured here is a retired UH-1H with US s/n: 69-15724.
Turkish Air Force Museum, Istanbul, Turkey, 2005.

BELL AH-1 COBRA

AH-1 SERVICE

AH-1 VARIANTS

AH-1 PRODUCTION

Model 209
Single-engined, 2-bladed rotor, 2-seater,
helicopter gunship for US Army with UH-1
tail boom / engine / rotor, redesigned
cabin with retractable skids.
Later upgraded to AH-1G standard.
Produced 1965
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

YAH-1G
As Model 209, service test prototypes for
US Army, engine upgrade, fixed skids.
Produced 1966 - 1967
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

AH-1G
As YAH-1G, production version for US Army,
various armament upgrades during production.
38 to USMC in 1969, BuNo. 157204 / 157241,
but s/n's not taken up.
Produced 1966 - 1973
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

AH-1J SeaCobra
As AH-1G, twin-engine (UH-1N) / avionics /
weapons upgrade for USMC.
Produced 1969 - 1975
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

Model 309 KingCobra
As AH-1G, company funded single and
twin-engined anti-armour prototypes
for US Army and US Navy evaluation.
Produced 1971
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

AH-1S
As AH-1G, anti-armour version for US Army,
upgraded in three sub-variants, all with flat
plate squared canopies and derived from the
YAH-1S and AH-1S(MOD) conversions.
Produced 1976 - 1986
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

Production AH-1S(PROD)
1976, avionics upgrade.
Redesignated as AH-1P in 1987.

Enhanced Cobra Armament System AH-1S(ECAS)
1978, "Up-Gun" upgrade, various changes.
Redesignated as AH-1E in 1987.

Modernised AH-1S(MC)
1979, as AH-1P/E, avionics upgrade, extended exhaust.
378 AH-1G also upgraded to this standard in 1982.
All redesignated as AH-1F in 1987.

Foreign assembled - Japan:
(Fuji-Bell)
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., Utsunomiya City, Japan

AH-1T SeaCobra
As AH-1J, longer fuselage, ventral
fin, curved canopy, engine / rotor
upgrade for USMC.
37 later upgraded to AH-1W standard.
Produced 1976 - 1985
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

AH-1W SuperCobra
As AH-1T, engine / avionics upgrade,
redesigned twin exhaust outlets for USMC.
Produced 1985 - 1998
Bell Fort Worth, Texas (BF)

AH-1RO Dracula - 1999, 96 AH-1W, Romanian built, cancelled.

AH-1 CONVERSIONS

US Army

USMC

FOREIGN MILITARY / CIVILIAN SERVICE
 - AH-1 Cobras in military service with Bahrain, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan,
   Pakistan, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey.
 - Some AH-1 Cobras in service with the US Customs Service and NASA.

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