Specifications
Broker
JASON ROHLF
AI Description
- Model: UH-1H
- Engine: Honeywell T-53-L13B
- Licensed in the restricted category, ready for work or pleasure
- Annual inspection completed (due 02/2025)
- Purchased in September 2022, imported to the USA
- Previously rebuilt by Southwest Florida Aviation
- Used for fire support and customer transport in South Africa
- New main rotor blades, torque and tension straps, and component overhauls completed
- Component times approximately 130-140 hours old
- Extensive service history in Vietnam with the 1st Cavalry and 4th Cavalry
- Comes with cargo hook (not installed) and a set of main rotor blades (one possibly serviceable)
- Includes a Thunder Creek fuel trailer
- Civilian paint condition rated 9/10
- Parachutes seat interior; extra row of seats available but not installed
- Motivated seller
About this Model
Overview
The Bell UH-1H Huey is a legacy utility helicopter built around straightforward systems, a large sliding-door cabin, and strong low-altitude lift capability. In civilian roles it is commonly used for utility transport, external-load work, training, and missionized operations where parts support and maintainability matter more than cruise speed or refined cabin finish. Many aircraft are ex-military and vary widely by configuration and modification status, so the specific mission capability is heavily dependent on equipment, avionics, and weight-and-balance details of the individual airframe.
Mission Fit
This model tends to fit operators needing a proven, work-oriented helicopter with a large cabin and simple field-serviceable design. It is most effective on short to medium legs where time on task, hover capability, and rapid loading/unloading matter. Capability is highly configuration-driven: internal seating density, hoist/cargo hook, auxiliary tanks, and avionics/IFR fit can change the usable mission envelope.
Cabin
The UH-1H cabin is utilitarian, designed for rapid ingress/egress and flexible loading rather than executive comfort. The large sliding doors and flat, open cabin volume support mixed passenger/cargo layouts, litter or mission-console installations, and bulky equipment. Cabin noise and vibration levels are typically higher than modern civil types, and environmental control, seating, and interior finish vary substantially by operator refit.