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.
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.
Length – 45.60 inches
Chord – 9.24 inches (23.5 cm)
Thickness – 1.10 in. (2.8 cm)
Thickness at Grips – 1.74 inches
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)
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.
VHA composite tail rotor blades are certified for installation on the UH-1 models listed below.
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.