UH1Y
BELL UH-1Y Venom
BELL UH-1Y Venom
Aircraft
Name
UH-1Y Venom
Manufacturer
Wing
Rotary
Position
Four-blade main rotor
Tail
Four-blade tail rotor
WTC
M
Type Code
H2T
Engine
Turboshaft
Engine Count
Multi
Position
Above cabin
Landing gear
Skids
Manufactured as
BELL UH-1Y
UH1Y
The Bell UH-1Y Venom is a twin-engine medium size utility helicopter, part of the United States Marine Corps' H-1 upgrade program. 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. The UH-1Y was to have been re-manufactured from UH-1Ns, but in 2005 it was approved for the aircraft to be built as new.
Technical Data
Wing span (metric)
14.88 m
Length (metric)
17.78 m
Height (metric)
4.50 m
Powerplant
2 x General Electric T700-GE-401C turboshaft, 1,546 shp continuous (1,150 kW) each.
Engine Model(s)
General Electric CT7
Indicative Performance Data
Take-Off
V2
n/a
Distance
n/a
MTOW
8300 kg
Initial Climb (to 5000 ft)
IAS
n/a
ROC
n/a
Initial Climb (to FL150)
IAS
n/a
ROC
n/a
Initial Climb (to FL240)
IAS
n/a
ROC
n/a
MACH Climb
MACH
n/a
ROC
n/a
Cruise
TAS
135 kts
MACH
n/a
Ceiling
200
Range
350 NM
Initial Descent (to FL240)
MACH
n/a
ROD
n/a
Descent (to FL100)
IAS
n/a
ROD
n/a
Descent (FL100 & below)
IAS
n/a
MCS
n/a
ROD
n/a
Approach
Vapp (IAS)
n/a
Distance
n/a
