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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 .
The UH-1A, B, and C models (short fuselage, Bell 204) and the UH-1D and H models (stretched-fuselage, Bell 205) each had improved performance and load-carrying capabilities. The UH-1B and C performed the gunship, and some of the transport, duties in the early years of the Vietnam War.
This page is a list of countries which have used or are current users of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois or are military users of the Bell 204 and 205, along with their military units. Due to the widespread use of this aircraft, the list may not be comprehensive or up to date, it is one of the most widely used helicopters in the late 20th century.
In June 1955, Bell Helicopter was awarded a contract to develop the next generation turbine-powered utility helicopter for the U.S. Army. The resulting Bell Model 204 was designated XH-40 by the U.S. military and first flew on 22 October 1956. Two more prototypes were built in 1957, and six YH-40 pre-production helicopters were delivered in ...
The Australian Defence force page lists the Bell 204/205 helicopter and not the UH-1 Iroquois, so maybe its a mistake on their end. The terms UH-1 and Bell 204/205 are often used interchangeably. SOme military forces bought modles form Bell as UH-1s, while others bought them as 204s or 205s, but they were really the same military model, or at ...
Bell 47 three-seat utility helicopter; Bell 204 and 205 (Huey) utility helicopter; Bell 206 JetRanger, LongRanger & Twinranger light utility helicopter; Bell 212 medium lift utility helicopter; Bell 214 medium transport helicopter; Bell 222 & 230 utility helicopters; Bell 407 seven-seat utility helicopter; Bell 412 medium-lift utility helicopter
Bell 30; Bell 47; Bell 47J Ranger; Bell Model 65; Bell 201; Bell 204/205; Bell 206; Bell 207 Sioux Scout; Bell 212; Bell 214; Bell 214ST; Bell 222/230; Bell 309 KingCobra; Bell 400 TwinRanger; Bell 407; Bell 412; Bell 427; Bell 429 GlobalRanger; Bell 430; Bell 505 Jet Ranger X; Bell 525 Relentless; Bell 533
Bell Agusta Aerospace Company (BAAC) was a joint venture formed in 1998 by Bell Helicopter and Agusta (now AgustaWestland), who collaborated on a variety of products dating back to 1952. The joint venture was dissolved in 2011, when AgustaWestland took full ownership of the project, renaming it as the AgustaWestland Tilt-Rotor Company ( AWTRC ).