AIRCRAFT PROGRAM
| Lift type | Rotary wing | ||
| Construction type | Factory-built | ||
| Control type | Piloted | ||
| Engine type | Turboshaft | ||
| Application | Utility | ||
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Twin turboshaft military multi-role helicopter.
| Variant | Launch/First flight | Production end | |
| Bell UH-1Y | 1996 / 2001 | Mutlirole medium helicopter. |
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| Materials | Adhesives (1) Composite Materials (1) |
| Manufacturing Processes & Treatments | Manufacturing Services (1) |
| Airframe & Structures | Airframe Assemblies (3) Weapons Systems (4) |
| Propulsion | Auxiliary Power (1) Engine Rotating & Gas-Path Parts (1) Rotors & Propellers (2) Turbine Engines (1) |
| Mechanical Systems & Hardware | Mechanical Hardware (1) |
| Fluid, Fuel & Environmental Systems | Fuel Systems (1) |
| Electrical & Electronic | Lighting (1) |
| Avionics, Instruments & Sensors | Air Data & Flight Instruments (3) Communications (Airborne) (1) Flight & Data Management (3) Imaging and Visual Systems (1) |
| Operations, Services & Organisations | Aircraft Operations (1) |