The Bell Huey familyofhelicopters includes a wide range of civil and military aircraft produced since 1956 by Bell Helicopter. This H-1 family of aircraft includes the utility UH-1 Iroquois and the derivative AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter series and ranges from the XH-40 prototype, first flown in October 1956, to the 21st-century UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper. Although not flown in military service in the USA, the Bell 412 served in Canada and Japan and, like the UH-1Y, is a twin engine four rotor design based on the Bell 212.
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UH-1/CH-118/204/5 | 1 | 2 | 1956 |
UH-1N/CH-135/212 | 2 | 2 | 1968 |
412/CH-146/UH-2 | 2 | 4 | 1979 |
UH-1Y | 2 | 4 | 2001 |
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Bell Aircraft and Bell Helicopter/Bell Textron aircraft
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