Bell 204/205

what is it?

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, Forestry Operations, and aerial firefighting.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 turboshaft engine · 14.6 m main rotor

base stats

• speed 222 km/htop speed
• range 556 kmwithout refuelling
• seats 9passengers
• size 4,309 kgmax take-off weight

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 70 years ago, in 1956.
• 🏎️Top speed is 1.7× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Rotor of 14.6 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.

turboshaft: A turbine that turns a shaft, usually a helicopter rotor.

spec sheet

first flight

1956-10-22

introduced

1959

number built

—

role

multipurpose utility helicopter

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Bell Textron

engines

1× Lycoming T53-L-11A

crew

1

passengers

9

length

12.7 m

rotor diameter

14.6 m

height

4.5 m

max take-off weight

4,309 kg

top speed

222 km/h

cruise speed

206 km/h

range

556 km

ceiling

5,910 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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