Bell UH-1Y Venom

For an overview of the whole Huey family of aircraft see Bell Huey family The Bell UH-1Y Venom (also called Super Huey) is a twin-engine medium size utility helicopter part of the United States Marine Corps' H-1 upgrade program. The helicopter is also called Yankee for its variant letter. The UH-1Y is currently in low-rate production to replace the USMC's aging fleet of UH-1N Twin Huey light utility helicopters first introduced in the early 1970s.

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The Bell UH-1Y Venom (above & left) is the latest in the line of the most widely produced helicopters in the Western world today.3
The Bell UH-1Y Venom (also called Super Huey) is a twin-engine medium size utility helicopter, part of the United States Marine Corps' H-1 upgrade program.4

Made by Bell Helicopter.

It is the successor of the Bell UH-1N Twin Huey .

The Bell UH-1Y Venom is based on the famous Huey helicopter, but the UH-1Y is equipped with upgraded navigation and electronics, new rotors and updated engines, as well as 5
Bell UH-1Y Venom: 2001 (Based on the UH1N Huey, which debuted in 1969) Even the newest helicopters share a lot of DNA with forebears that 6
The Bell UH-1Y Venom is a twin-engine medium size utility helicopter, part of the United States Marine Corps' H-1 upgrade program.7
Height Main
444.5
Height Alt
4.5 m
Predecessor
Bell UH-1N Twin Huey
Length Alt
17.78 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
18500.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Combat Radius Main
130.0
Max Speed Alt
11340.0
Combat Radius More
with 2
182 lb
990 kg payload
Endurance
11880.0
Introduced
2008
Max Speed Main
164
See Also
* US Helicopter Armament Subsystems
Developed From
Bell UH-1N Twin Huey
Capacity
6660
Max Speed More
1800.0
Cruise Speed Main
10920.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
8390.0
Ceiling Main
20000
Type Of Prop
Turboshaft
Crew
One or two pilots
plus crew chief
other crew members as mission requires
Never Exceed Speed Main
198.0
Combat Radius Alt
9000.0
Unit Cost
2.16E7
US$21.6 million
Armament
457.2
Cruise Speed Alt
9300.0
Area Main
1808.0
Primary user
Useful Load Alt
3020.0
Span Alt
14.88 m
Plane Or Copter?
Never Exceed Speed Alt
13620.0
Engine(prop)
General Electric T700-GE-401C
Manufacturer
Status
Useful Load Main
6660.0
First Flight
20
Climb Rate Main
2520.0
Power Main
1696.0
Number Of Props
2
Climb Rate Alt
12.8 m-s
Length Main
1778.0
Span Main
1488.44
Area Alt
168.0 m²
Related
* Bell 204-205* Bell 212* Bell 214* Bell 412* Bell UH-1 Iroquois* Bell UH-1N Twin Huey* Bell AH-1 SuperCobra* Bell AH-1Z Viper
Empty Weight Main
11840.0
Ceiling Alt
6100
Power Alt
150.0
Empty Weight Alt
5370.0
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