Bell UH-1Y Venom
The Bell UH-1Y Venom (also called Super Huey) is a twin-engine, 4-blade, medium-sized utility helicopter built by Bell Textron under the H-1 upgrade program of the United States Marine Corps. One of the latest members of the numerous Huey family, the UH-1Y is also called "Yankee" for the NATO phonetic alphabet pronunciation of its variant letter. Bell was originally to produce UH-1Ys by rebuilding UH-1Ns, but ultimately used new built airframes. In 2008, the UH-1Y entered service with the Marine Corps and also began full-rate production. The new UH-1 variant replaced the USMC's UH-1N Twin Huey light utility helicopters, introduced in the early 1970s. The helicopter, and related Bell AH-1Z Viper, were ordered by the Czech Republic and the helicopter is in production in the early 2020s. Visually, some features that differentiate the Y model are a slightly longer cabin and larger twin engine exhaust vents compared to the earlier N model.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Bell Aircraft Corporation
- Category
- Helicopters
- Country of origin
- United States
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 158 kt
- Max speed
- 164 kt
- Range
- 130 nm
- Service ceiling
- 20,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 2,520 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 18,500 lb
- Empty weight
- 11,840 lb
- Powerplant
- 2 × General Electric T700-GE-401C
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 10
- Length
- 58.3 ft
- Height
- 14.6 ft
- Number built
- 160
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.