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4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Kachina-b212-N212KA-030909-02cr: own work· CC BY 2.5
- 2. Bell UH-1N Twin Huey 267 (20437038573): U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos· Public domain
- 3. Jordanian Bell UH-1N Twin Huey Helicopter: Luchtfotoarchief Vliegbasis Soesterberg· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. US Navy 100909-N-5133N-135 A UH1N Twin Huey helicopter provides cover as Marines board the motor vessel M-V Magellan Star during a board and seizur: U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Christopher Nodine· Public domain
what is it?
The Bell UH-1N Twin Huey is a medium military helicopter designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Bell Helicopter. It is a member of the extensive Huey family. The initial version was the CUH-1N Twin Huey, later CH-135 Twin Huey, which was first ordered by the Canadian Forces in 1968.
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 57 years ago, in 1969.
- Top speed is 1.9× 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
- 1969-04
- introduced
- 1970
- status
- still flying
- number built
- —
- role
- utility helicopter
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- makers
- Bell Textron
- engines
- 1× Pratt & Whitney Canada T400-CP-400
- crew
- 4
- passengers
- 8
- length
- 17.6 m
- rotor diameter
- 14.6 m
- height
- 4.4 m
- max take-off weight
- 4,763 kg
- top speed
- 241 km/h
- cruise speed
- 204 km/h
- range
- 459 km
- ceiling
- 5,273 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q8245816, Wikipedia: Bell UH-1N Twin Huey (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.