| UH-1Y Venom | |
|---|---|
.jpg) A UH-1Y in flight | |
| General information | |
| Type | Utility helicopter |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter |
| Status | In service |
| Primary users | United States Marine Corps |
| Number built | 160[1] |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 2001–present |
| Introduction date | 8 August 2008 |
| First flight | 20 December 2001[2] |
| Developed from | Bell UH-1N Twin Huey |
The Bell UH-1Y Venom[3] (also called Super Huey)[4] is a twin-engine, 4-blade, medium-sized utility helicopter built by Bell Helicopter 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.[5] 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.[6] 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.
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- ^ "Model Designation of Military Vehicles" (PDF). U.S. DoD Defense Technical Information Center. 12 May 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2007.
- ^ "Bell UH-1Y Super Huey". GE Aviation. 2008. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ Jane's Information Group (2008). "Bell 205 (UH-1) – Bell UH-1Y Viper Upgrade (United States), Aircraft – Rotary-wing – Military". Archived from the original on 26 January 2013.