Bell UH-1Y Venom
The Bell UH-1Y Venom (also called Super Huey) is a twin-engine, 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" after the NATO phonetic alphabet pronunciation of its variant letter. Bell was originally to produce UH-1Ys by rebuilding UH-1Ns, but ultimately built them from scratch instead. In 2008, the UH-1Y entered service with the Marine Corps and also began full-rate production. The aircraft replaced the USMC's UH-1N Twin Huey light utility helicopters, introduced in the early 1970s. The final UH-1Y was delivered in 2018.
| UH-1Y Venom | |
|---|---|
| A UH-1Y in flight | |
| Role | Utility helicopter |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Bell Helicopter |
| First flight | 20 December 2001 |
| Introduction | 8 August 2008 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | United States Marine Corps |
| Produced | 2001–present |
| Number built | 160 |
| Developed from | Bell UH-1N Twin Huey |
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