UH-1 Iroquois Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions

Developed by Bell in the early 1950s, the

UH-1 Iroquois was the first turbine-powered

helicopter to enter production for the U.S.

military. Originally designated the HU-1A

for ¿Helicopter Utility¿, it was quickly nick-

named the ¿Huey¿ ¿ a moniker that stuck

even after the aircraft was reclassified UH-1

in 1962.

Designed as a medical evacuation, trans-

port and utility helicopter, the UH-1 was

extraordinarily successful with more than

16,000 built. The XH-40 prototype

flew in 1956, production commenced in 1959,

and by 1962 the Huey entered combat

service with the 57th Medical Detachment

in S.E. Asia. The UH-1¿s history in combat

includes a long and meritorious service in

Vietnam, where its distinctive airframe

and two-blade teetering rotor came to

symbolize the concept of air mobility.

Hueys of various configuration flew in a

wide variety of roles, and were modified as

cargo carriers, search and rescue platforms,

gunships and for reconnaissance and

electronic warfare missions. Of over

7000 UH-1s to serve in Vietnam, an

astonishing 3305 were destroyed including

some of the last American aircraft lost in

the war ¿ the Hueys used to evacuate the

U.S.Embassy in Saigon at war¿s end.

In addition to Army service, UH-1s flew for

the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy as well as

for air forces around the world. With the

introduction of the UH-60 Black Hawk the

UH-1 was phased out of the U.S. Army

fleet by 2004, although residual aircraft

continue tofly with the National Guard.

Originally created by Bell and the U.S.

Army, this pilot¿s manual contains

technical, operational and emergency

information for the UH-1H/V model Huey.