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Utility helicopter
Bell UH-1Y Venom is a utility helicopter originating in United States. It was built by Bell Textron.
United StatesTrue scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 17.78 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 17.78 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 17.78 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 17.78 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 17.78 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Utility helicopter
United States
Bell Textron
In service
United States Marine Corps Czech Air Force
160
2001–present
8 August 2008
20 December 2001
Bell UH-1N Twin Huey
2 (pilot and co-pilot)
6,660 lb (3,021 kg) / up to ten crashworthy passenger seats / six litters / equivalent cargo
58 ft 4 in (17.78 m)
14 ft 7 in (4.45 m)
11,840 lb (5,371 kg)
18,500 lb (8,391 kg)
2 × General Electric T700-GE-401C turboshaft , 1,828 shp (1,363 kW) each for 2 minutes 30 seconds
48 ft 10 in (14.88 m)
164 kn (189 mph, 304 km/h)
158 kn (182 mph, 293 km/h)
130 nmi (150 mi, 240 km) with 2,182 lb (990 kg) payload
3 hours 18 minutes
20,000 ft (6,100 m) +
2,520 ft/min (12.8 m/s)
1,808 sq ft (168.0 m 2 )
Narramore
198 kn (228 mph, 367 km/h)
Cruise Speed 147 KTAS
Combat Radius 119 nm
Max Gross Weight 18,500 lbs
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bell UH-1Y Venom equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
CzechiaAir Force exact named equipment holdings: UH-1Y Venom. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for Bell UH-1 Venom · UH-1Y. Service scope: Aircraft; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: ordered; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: +2. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Bell UH-1Y Venom. Service scope: Czech Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 6. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for Bell UH-1Y Venom. Service scope: Czech Air Force; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): total: 10. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
United StatesNaval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: UH-1Y Venom. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Marine Corps Aviation exact named equipment holdings: UH-1Y Venom. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / Light. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for UH-1Y Venom. Service scope: Marine Corps; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 160. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2022), not the article revision. Cited source 2022-11-02. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for UH-1Y Venom. Service scope: Marine Corps; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 160. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2022), not the article revision. Cited source 2022-11-02. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.