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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. UH1 Huey - Fly Navy 2017 (cropped): Airwolfhound from Hertfordshire, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 2. Bell UH-1N Iroquois: own work· CC BY 2.5
- 3. UH-1H Iroquois: Simon Boddy from Maidenhead, Uk· CC BY-SA 2.0
- 4. Bell UH-1A Iroquois in flight: U.S. Army. The original uploader was Signaleer at English Wikipedia . (13 November 2008 (original upload date))· Public domain
- 5. Bell UH-1C Iroquois at the Fleet Air Arm Museum February 2015: Nick-D· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. Bell UH-1D Germany - Air Force, SXF Berlin (Schoenefeld), Germany PP1148368551: Peter Bakema· GFDL 1.2
- 7. Bell UH-1D SAR (Ltg 63): Sebastian Koppehel, User:SKopp· CC BY 2.0 de
- 8. Huey Trio UH-1Ns Fly Over Joint Base Andrews, MD, May 10, 2019: 2nd Lt. Jessica Cicchetto, U.S. Air Force· Public domain
- 9. Infantry 1-9 US Cavalry exiting UH-1D: United States Army· Public domain
- 10. Iraqi air force UH-1H II Huey helicopter: Michael B. Keller, U.S. Air Force· Public domain
what is it?
The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed "Huey") is a utility military helicopter designed and produced by the American aerospace company Bell Helicopter. It is the first member of the prolific Huey family, as well as the first turbine-powered helicopter in service with the United States military. Development of the Iroquois started in the early 1950s, a major impetus being a requirement issued by the United States Army for a new medical evacuation and utility helicopter.
How to recognise it: 1 turboshaft engine · 14.6 m main rotor
base stats
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 1.6× 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
- 1956-10-20
- introduced
- 1959
- status
- still flying
- number built
- 16,000
- role
- utility helicopter
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Bell Textron
- engines
- 1× Lycoming T53-L-13 / T53-L-11 / T53-L-9A
- crew
- 1
- passengers
- 14
- length
- 17.6 m
- rotor diameter
- 14.6 m
- height
- 4.4 m
- max take-off weight
- 4,309 kg
- top speed
- 204 km/h
- cruise speed
- 204 km/h
- range
- 511 km
- ceiling
- 3,840 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q154106, Wikipedia: Bell UH-1 Iroquois (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.