Editing Bell UH-1 Iroquois (section)

==Variant overview==
{{main|Bell UH-1 Iroquois variants|Bell Huey family}}

===U.S. military variants===
[[File:Bell UH-1A Iroquois in flight.jpg|thumb|UH-1A Iroquois in flight]]
[[File:NASA Langley's Bell UH-1H Huey.jpg|thumb|[[NASA]]'s UH-1H returns to [[Langley Research Center|Langley]] after supporting [[Space Shuttle]] operations at [[Kennedy Space Center]].]]
[[File:U.S. Air Force TH-1 Huey.JPG|thumb|A [[USAF]] TH-1H out of [[Randolph Air Force Base]], 2005]]
[[File:Royal Thai Air Force special operation troops rope out from UH-1.jpg|thumb|[[Royal Thai Air Force]] special operation troops [[rappel]] from UH-1 during a demonstration on Children day 2013]]

* '''XH-40''': The initial Bell 204 prototype. Three prototypes were built, equipped with the [[Lycoming T53|Lycoming XT-53-L-1]] engine of {{convert|700|shp|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Mutza"/>
* '''YH-40''': Six aircraft for evaluation, as XH-40 with {{convert|12|in|mm|adj=on}} cabin stretch and other modifications.
** '''[[Bell 533|Bell Model 533]]''': One YH-40-BF rebuilt as a flight test bed with turbojet engines and wings.
* '''HU-1A''': Initial Bell 204 production model, redesignated as the '''UH-1A''' in 1962.<ref name="Mutza"/> 182 built.<ref name="Andrade p 125">Andrade 1987, p. 125.</ref>
** '''TH-1A''': UH-1A with dual controls and blind-flying instruments, 14 conversions.<ref name="Andrade p 125"/>
** '''XH-1A''': A single UH-1A was redesignated for grenade launcher testing in 1960.<ref name="Mutza"/>
* '''HU-1B''': Upgraded HU-1A, various external and rotor improvements. Redesignated '''UH-1B''' in 1962.<ref name="Mutza"/> 1014 built plus four prototypes designated '''YUH-1B'''.<ref name="Andrade p 125"/>
** '''NUH-1B''': a single test aircraft, serial number 64–18261.<ref name="Mutza"/>
* '''UH-1C''': The UH-1B gunship lacked the power necessary to carry weapons and ammunition and keep up with transport Hueys. So Bell designed yet another 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.<ref name="Mutza"/> 767 built.<ref name="Andrade p 125"/>
* '''YUH-1D''': Seven pre-production prototypes of the UH-1D.
* '''UH-1D''' '''Iroquois''': 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.<ref name="Mutza"/> 2008 built; many later converted to UH-1H standard.<ref name="Andrade p 125"/>
** '''HH-1D''': Army crash rescue variant of UH-1D.<ref name="Mutza"/>
* '''UH-1E''': UH-1B/C for USMC with different avionics and equipment.<ref name="Mutza"/> 192 built.<ref name="Andrade p 125"/>
** '''NUH-1E''': UH-1E configured for testing.
** '''TH-1E''': UH-1C configured for Marine Corps training. Twenty were built in 1965.<ref name="Mutza"/>
* '''UH-1F''': UH-1B/C for USAF with [[General Electric T58-GE-3]] engine of {{convert|1325|shp|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Mutza"/> 120 built.<ref name="Andrade p 125"/>
** '''TH-1F''': Instrument and Rescue Trainer based on the UH-1F for the USAF.<ref name="Mutza"/> 26 built.<ref name="Andrade p 125"/>
[[File:BellCH-118Huey118109and118101.JPG|thumb|Base Rescue Moose Jaw CH-118 Iroquois helicopters at [[CFB Moose Jaw]], 1982]]
* '''UH-1H''': Improved UH-1D with a [[Lycoming T53-L-13]] engine of {{convert|1400|shp|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Mutza"/> 5435 built.<ref name="Andrade p 125"/>
** '''CUH-1H''': [[Canadian Forces]] designation for the UH-1H utility transport helicopter. Redesignated '''CH-118'''.<ref name="Mutza"/><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/equip/historical/iroquoislst_e.asp |title= Bell CH-118 Iroquois |publisher= [[Department of National Defence]] |access-date= 30 August 2007 |archive-date= 10 May 2006 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060510134213/http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/equip/historical/iroquoislst_e.asp |url-status= dead }}</ref> A total of 10 built.<ref name="Andrade p 125"/>
** '''EH-1H''': Twenty-two aircraft converted by installation of [[AN/ARQ-33]] radio intercept and jamming equipment for Project Quick Fix.
** '''HH-1H''': [[Search and rescue]] (SAR) variant for the USAF with rescue hoist.<ref name="Mutza"/> A total of 30 built.<ref name="Andrade p 125"/>
** '''JUH-1''': Five UH-1Hs converted to SOTAS battlefield surveillance configuration with belly-mounted airborne radar.<ref name="Mutza"/>
** '''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.<ref name="Mutza"/> 27 built.<ref name="Andrade p 125"/>
* '''TH-1L''': Helicopter flight trainer based on the HH-1K for the USN. A total of 45 were built.<ref name="Mutza"/>
** '''UH-1L''': Utility variant of the TH-1L. Eight were built.<ref name="Mutza"/>
* '''UH-1M''': Gunship specific UH-1C upgrade with [[Lycoming T53-L-13]] engine of {{convert|1400|shp|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Mutza"/>
* '''[[UH-1N Twin Huey|UH-1N]]''': Initial [[Bell 212]] production model, the Bell "Twin Pac" twin-engined Huey powered by Pratt & Whitney Canada [[Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6T|T400-CP-400]].<ref name="Mutza"/>
* '''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".<ref name="Mutza"/>
* '''EH-1U''': No more than two UH-1H aircraft modified for Multiple Target Electronic Warfare System (MULTEWS).<ref>{{cite web |last= Buley |first= Dennis |publisher= Aeroflight |date= 29 December 1999 |url= http://nasaa-home.org/asa/buley2/multews.htm |title= US Army's Fleet of Special Electronic Mission Aircraft |access-date= 28 October 2008 |archive-date= 27 July 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110727111331/http://nasaa-home.org/asa/buley2/multews.htm |url-status= dead }}</ref>
* '''UH-1V''': Aeromedical evacuation, rescue version for the US Army.<ref name="Mutza"/>
* '''EH-1X''': Ten [[Electronic warfare]] UH-1Hs converted under "Quick Fix IIA".<ref name="Mutza"/>
* '''[[UH-1Y Venom|UH-1Y]]''': Upgraded variant developed from existing upgraded late model UH-1Ns, with additional emphasis on commonality with the [[AH-1 SuperCobra|AH-1Z]].

Note: In U.S. service, the G, J, Q, R, S, T, W and Z model designations are used by the [[AH-1 Cobra|AH-1]]. The UH-1 and AH-1 are considered members of the same H-1 series. The military does not use I (India) or O (Oscar) for aircraft designations to avoid confusion with "one" and "zero" respectively.

===Other military variants===
* '''Bell 204''': Bell Helicopters company designation, covering aircraft from the XH-40, YH-40 prototypes to the UH-1A, UH-1B, UH-1C, UH-1E, UH-1F, HH-1K, UH-1L, UH-1P and UH-1M production aircraft.
** '''Agusta-Bell AB 204''': Military utility transport helicopter. Built under license in Italy by [[Agusta]].
** '''Agusta-Bell AB 204AS''': Anti-submarine warfare, anti-shipping version of the AB 204 helicopter.
** '''Fuji-Bell HU-1B/HU-1H''': Military utility transport helicopter for the [[Japan Ground Self-Defense Force]]. Built under license in Japan by [[Fuji Heavy Industries]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://aerospace.subaru.co.jp/412epx/en/history.html |title= History: Subaru Bell 412EPX |publisher= Subaru Aerospace Company |access-date= 27 June 2022}}</ref>
* '''Bell 205''': Bell Helicopters company designation of the UH-1D and UH-1H helicopters.
** '''Bell 205A-1''': Military utility transport helicopter version, initial version based on the UH-1H.
** '''Bell 205A-1A''': As 205A-1, but with armament hardpoints and military avionics. Produced specifically for Israeli contract.
** '''Agusta-Bell 205''': Military utility transport helicopter. Built under license in Italy by Agusta.
* '''[[Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation|AIDC UH-1H]]''': Military utility transport helicopter. Built under license in Taiwan by [[Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation]].<ref name= "Huey"/>
* '''[[Dornier Flugzeugwerke|Dornier]] UH-1D''': Military utility transport helicopter. Built under license in Germany by [[Dornier Flugzeugwerke]].<ref name="Huey">{{cite web |last= Goebel |first= Greg |url= http://www.vectorsite.net/avhuey.html |title= The Bell UH-1 Huey |publisher= vectorsite.net |access-date= 3 March 2012 |archive-date= 5 April 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110405092751/http://www.vectorsite.net/avhuey.html |url-status= usurped }}</ref>
* '''UH-1G''': Unofficial name applied locally to at least one armed UH-1H by the [[Khmer Air Force]] in [[Cambodia]].<ref>{{cite web |last= Forsgren |first= Jan |url= http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-eastasia/cambodia/cam-af1-aircraft.htm |title= Aviation Royale Khmere/Khmer Air Force Aircraft |publisher= Aeroflight |date= 22 April 2007 |access-date= 28 October 2008 |archive-date= 22 October 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081022083225/http://www.aeroflight.co.uk/waf/aa-eastasia/cambodia/cam-af1-aircraft.htm#uh-1 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
[[File:UH-1J & rapeling infantry.JPG|thumb| [[JGSDF]] UH-1J in Okadama STA, 2007]]
* '''Fuji-Bell UH-1J''': An improved Japanese version of the UH-1H built under license in Japan by [[Fuji Heavy Industries]] was locally given the designation UH-1J.<ref>{{in lang|ja}} {{cite web |url= http://rightwing.sakura.ne.jp/equipment/jgsdf/aviation/uh-1j/uh1j.html |title= UH-1J 多用途ヘリコプター |access-date= 11 December 2007 |archive-date= 27 January 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080127010329/http://rightwing.sakura.ne.jp/equipment/jgsdf/aviation/uh-1j/uh1j.html |url-status= dead }}</ref> Among improvements were a Lycoming T53-L-703 turboshaft engine providing 1,343&nbsp;kW (1,800 shp), a vibration-reduction system, infrared countermeasures, and a night-vision-goggle (NVG) compatible cockpit.<ref name=airvectors_Huey>{{cite web |last= Goebel |first= Greg |url= http://www.airvectors.net/avhuey.html |title= The Bell UH-1 Huey: Foreign-Build Hueys |publisher= airvectors.net |date= 1 December 2007 |access-date= 16 August 2009 |archive-date= 1 October 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131001232751/http://www.airvectors.net/avhuey.html#m7 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
*'''Bell 211 Huey Tug''' With up-rated dynamic system and larger wide chord blades, the Bell 211 was offered for use as the US Army's prime artillery mover, but not taken up.<ref name="Drendel" />
* '''Bell Huey II''': A modified and re-engined UH-1H, improvements were an Allison T53-L-703 turboshaft engine providing 1,343&nbsp;kW (1,800 shp), a vibration-reduction system, infrared countermeasures and a night-vision-goggle (NVG) compatible cockpit. This significantly improves performance and cost-effectiveness. Currently offered by Bell to all current military users of the type.<ref name="HueyII">{{cite web |url= https://www.bellflight.com/products/bell-huey-ii |title= Huey II |access-date= 9 December 2021 |author= Bell Textron Inc. |author-link= Bell Textron |work= bellflight.com |year= 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211119234841/https://www.bellflight.com/products/bell-huey-ii |archive-date= 19 November 2021 |url-status= live}}</ref>
* '''UH-1/T700 Ultra Huey''': Upgraded commercial version, fitted with a 1,400-kW (1900-shp) [[General Electric T700-GE-701C]] turboshaft engine.<ref name="Lib">{{cite web |url= http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-5527196_ITM |title= The UH-1/T700 Ultra Huey helicopter powered by General Electric engines demonstrated high altitude/hot day capabilities during a series of flight demonstrations |publisher= Defense Daily |date= October 1994 |access-date= 29 October 2008 |archive-date= 12 January 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090112033613/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-5527196_ITM |url-status= dead }}</ref>
*'''Bell 412''' a four rotor version of the Bell 212 used by Canada as the CH-146 Griffon, license produced in Italy as the Augusta-Bell 412, and is going to be made in Japan.<ref name=":1" />
*'''UH-1H II''' is a modernized version of the UH-1H that mixes in Bell 212 components.<ref>{{Cite web |title=UH-1H Huey II Multi-Mission Helicopter |url=https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/uh-1h-huey-ii-multi-mission-helicopter/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=Airforce Technology |language=en-US}}</ref>
*'''H.6''': ({{langx|th|ฮ.๖}}) [[Royal Thai Armed Forces]] designation for the UH-1H.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Thai Military Aircraft Designations |url=https://designation-systems.net/non-us/thailand.html |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=designation-systems.net}}</ref>
*'''H.LL.1''': ({{langx|th|ฮ.ลล.๑}}) Royal Thai Armed Forces designation for the UH-1D.<ref name=":4" />