Bell 205 American Utility Helicopter

Bell 205

Utility Helicopter

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Basic Information

Name

Bell 205 American Utility Helicopter

Designation

Bell 205

Alternate Designation

Bell 205

Equipment Type

Utility Helicopter

Manufacturer

—

Date of Introduction

1959

Description

The Bell 204 and 205 are the civilian versions of the UH-1 Iroquois single-engine military helicopter of the Huey family of helicopters. They are type-certificated in the transport category and are used in a wide variety of applications, including crop dusting, cargo lifting, and aerial firefighting.

Air & Air Defense Specifications

Crew 2

Engine Turboshaft (1100 hp)

Cruise Speed 206.0 km/h

Service Ceiling 5910 m

Variants

XH-40 The initial Bell 204 prototype. Three prototypes were built, equipped with the Lycoming XT-53-L-1 engine of 700 shp (520 kW).

YH-40 Six aircraft for evaluation, as XH-40 with 12-inch (300 mm) cabin stretch and other modifications.

Bell Model 533 One YH-40BF rebuilt as a flight test bed with turbojet engines and wings.

HU-1A Initial Bell 204 production model, predesignated as the UH-1A in 1962. 182 built.

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

XH-1A A single UH-1A was predesignated for grenade launcher testing in 1960.

HU-1B Upgraded HU-1A, various external and rotor improvements. Redesignated UH-1B in 1962. 1014 built plus four prototypes designated YUH-1B.

NUH-1B A single test aircraft, serial number 64–18261.

UH-1C The UH-1B gunship lacked the power necessary to carry weapons and ammunition and keep up with transport Hueys, and so Bell designed yet another Huey variant, the "UH-1C", intended strictly for the gunship role. It is an UH-1B with improved engine, modified blades and rotor-head for better performance in the gunship role. 767 built.

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

UH-1D Initial Bell 205 production model (long fuselage version of the 204). Designed as a troop carrier to replace the CH-34 then in US Army service. 2008 built many later converted to UH-1H standard.

HH-1D Army crash rescue variant of UH-1D.

UH-1E UH-1B/C for USMC with different avionics and equipment. 192 built.

NUH-1E UH-1E configured for testing.

TH-1E UH-1C configured for Marine Corps training. Twenty were built in 1965.

UH-1F UH-1B/C for USAF with General Electric T58-GE-3 engine of 1,325 shp (988 kW). 120 built.

TH-1F Instrument and Rescue Trainer based on the UH-1F for the USAF. 26 built.

UH-1H Improved UH-1D with a Lycoming T53-L-13 engine of 1,400 shp (1,000 kW). 5435 built.

CUH-1H Canadian Forces designation for the UH-1H utility transport helicopter. Redesignated CH-118. A total of 10 built.

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.[13] A total of 30 built.

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

TH-1H Recently modified UH-1Hs for use as basic helicopter flight trainers by the USAF.

HH-1K Purpose built SAR variant of the Model 204 for the US Navy with USN avionics and equipment. 27 built.

TH-1L UH-1L

UH-1M Gunship specific UH-1C upgrade with Lycoming T53-L-13 engine of 1,400 shp (1,000 kW).

UH-1N Initial Bell 212 production model, the Bell "Twin Pac" twin-engine Huey powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada T400-CP-400.[

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".

EH-1U No more than 2 UH-1H aircraft modified for Multiple Target Electronic Warfare System (MULTEWS).

UH-1V Aeromedical evacuation, rescue version for the US Army.

EH-1X Ten Electronic warfare UH-1Hs converted under "Quick Fix IIA".

UH-1Y Upgraded variant developed from existing upgraded late model UH-1Ns, with additional emphasis on commonality with the AH-1Z.

System

Alternative Designation Bell 205

Type Utility Helicopter

Crew 2 (pilot, copilot)

Passengers 8-9 passengers

Cargo Capacity 1,361 kg

Maximum Sling Load 2,270 kg

Blades, Main Rotor 2 ea

Blades, Tail Rotor 2 ea

Number of Engines 1 ea

Number of Hard Points INA

Dimensions

Length 12.70 m

Main Rotor Diameter 15.0 m

Height 4.45 m

Disc Area 168.0 m2

Weight, Empty 2,087 kg

Maximum Takeoff Weight 4,309 kg

Automotive

Engine Name 1 × Lycoming T53-L-11A

Engine Type Turboshaft

Engine Power 1,100 shp (820 kW)

Internal Fuel Capacity 832 liters

Maximum Speed, Sea Level 220 km/h

Cruise Speed 206 km/h

Service Ceiling 5,910 m

Rate of Climb 8.92 m/s

Main Gun System

Note None normally fitted; all provisioned for pintle-mounted 7.62-mm M60 machine guns.

Protection

Add on Armor INA

Stealth Properties None

Heat Signature Reduction No

NBC Protection INA

Counter Measures (Chaff/Flares) INA

Image Sources

Notes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_204/205; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bell_Helicopters_205-A1_1721_(34173277546).jpg; https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Valhalla_Helicopters_(C-FPSZ)_Bell_205A-1_(cropped).jpg;

Details

Country of Origin United States

Category Utility Helicopter

Air > Utility Helicopter

Classification

Domain

Air & Air Defense

Equipment Status

Active

Dimensions

Length

12.7 m

Width

—

Height

4.45 m

Weight

4309 kg

Operators (44)

Italy

Japan

South Korea

Turkey

Iran

Pakistan

Brazil

Spain

Albania

Argentina

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Chile

Colombia

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

Georgia

Greece

Guatemala

Honduras

Indonesia

Iraq

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Lebanon

Mexico

North Macedonia

Oman

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Philippines

Senegal

Sudan

Switzerland

Taiwan

Tanzania

Thailand

Tunisia

Uruguay

Vietnam

Yemen

Zambia

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