Bell UH-1Y Venom Utility Helicopter Family
The Bell UH-1Y Venom is the United States Marine Corps twin-engine utility helicopter of the H-1 upgrade program. It provides command and control, resupply, casualty evacuation, liaison, troop transport, and ship-to-shore utility combat support with a four-bladed rotor system and common advanced cockpit architecture shared with the AH-1Z Viper.
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Identity
- Aliases
- UH-1Y VenomVenomUH-1YH-1 Upgrade
- Family Name
- Bell UH-1Y Venom
- Full Name
- Bell UH-1Y Venom Utility Helicopter Family
- Roles
- militaryutilityair_ambulance
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- rotorcraft
- Crew Capacity
- 2
- Cruise Speed
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- Max Speed
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- Max Takeoff Mass
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- Operating Modes
- landwater
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- vtol
- Description
- The Bell UH-1Y Venom is the United States Marine Corps twin-engine utility helicopter of the H-1 upgrade program. It provides command and control, resupply, casualty evacuation, liaison, troop transport, and ship-to-shore utility combat support with a four-bladed rotor system and common advanced cockpit architecture shared with the AH-1Z Viper.
- Dimensions
- Height
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- Length
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- Rotor Diameter
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- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 2
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Two T700-GE-401C turboshaft engines; Bell lists 1,800 shp uninstalled for each engine.
- Name
- UH-1Y Venom T700-GE-401C installation
- Notes
- The UH-1Y is powered by two General Electric T700-GE-401C turboshaft engines, the same engine model used by the AH-1Z Viper.
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 21:46:20 UTC
- Updated Time
- September 8, 2026 at 08:22:16 UTC