Van Horn Aviation | Composite Rotor Blades
Van Horn Aviation | Composite Rotor Blades

UH-1 Huey Tail Rotor Blades

UH-1 Tail Rotor Blades

A Stronger, More Efficient Choice

If you’re still flying metal blades, experience the difference new technology can make on your Huey. VHA’s composite UH-1 Tail Rotor Blades use an advanced cambered airfoil that improves stall margin, increases tail rotor authority and decreases vibration.

Benefits AND Features

The VHA UH-1 Tail Rotor Blade features carbon fiber spar and skins, fiberglass root fittings, and a stainless-steel abrasion strip. The all-composite construction results in a lighter but stronger rotor blade that resists both corrosion and impact damage. Although VHA’s UH-1 Tail Rotor Blade is nearly one-inch wider than the OEM blade, no modification to the tail rotor hub is required for installation.



  • FAA STC/PMA certification for most UH-1 models (see model list below)
  • 2,400-hr service life (double the life of the OEM blade)
  • More efficient Boeing VR-7 airfoil (same as used on the CH-47)
  • Carbon fiber spar and skin, fiberglass root fittings, foam core, stainless steel bushings
  • Replaceable stainless steel abrasion strip
  • Lightning protection mesh
  • Tail rotor diameter same as OEM blade
  • Weighs 0.50 lbs (.23 kg) less than OEM blade
UH-1 Tail Rotor Blades

PRODUCT INFORMATION

Part Number, Pricing and Warranty Information

The VHA UH-1 tail rotor blade is available through our VHA Distributor network.


  • VHA Part Number 2042200-101 (square doubler, obsolete as of October 23, 2017)/ 103 (rounded doublers, click here for more information)
  • Replaces Bell Part Number 204-011-702-15
  • List price: $19,200 per blade; contact Distributors for discounts and availability
  • Three-year/1,500 flight hour warranty against manufacturing and material defects (excludes bushing replacement and damage due to erosion)

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    Note: The -103 blade is not interchangeable with the -101 blade. A full set of either -101 or -103 blades must be installed. UH-1 blades ordered after October 25, 2017 are shipped as -103 blades.

Dimensions

Length

45.60 inches

Chord

9.24 inches (23.5 cm)

Thickness

1.10 in. (2.8 cm)

Thickness at Grips

 1.74 inches

Models Available

VHA composite tail rotor blades are certified for installation on the UH-1 models listed below.



  • Arrow Falcon UH-1H
  • AST UH-1F
  • Garlick UH-1B, UH-1F, UH-1H, UH-1P, TH-1F
  • Hagglund UH-1H
  • International Helicopters UH-1B
  • Northwest UH-1H
  • Overseas Aircraft Support UH-1B
  • Robinson Air Crane UH-1F, UH-1P, TH-1F
  • San Joaquin Helicopters UH-1B
  • Richard’s Heavy Lift Helo UH-1B, UH-1H
  • Southwest Florida Aviation UH-1B, UH-1H
  • Tamarack UH-1F, UH-1H
  • Williams UH-1H

VHA composite tail rotor blades are certified for installation on the UH-1 models listed below.

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    NOTE: To download the Supplemental Type Certificate (STC), Approved Model List (AML), Instructions for Continued Airworthiness (ICA) or Flight Manual Supplement (FMS) for your UH-1 model, please visit our Documents page.