Twin piston high wing aircraft?

The entire Aero Commander series of planes. Ranges from piston to turbine. The Partenavia P.68, 6 place, with both fixed and retractable gear. The new Tecnam P2006T, basically a shrunk P.68, with 4 seats, powered by twin Rotax 912's.

Edit: Grumman line of amphibious planes fit the definition. Grumman Goose, Widegon, Mallard and Albatross.
 
How much money you got to spend ? :D

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There are a few private ones around these days :)
 
Champion Lancer
"While the idea of an inexpensive, multi-engine trainer has long been the goal of both manufacturers and pilots seeking a multi-engine rating, sometimes a quest gets carried too far. Performance was, shall we charitably say, quite modest for 200 hp (think for a moment of the 140 knot Piper Arrow), as drag was magnificently high. Cruising speed was on the order of 115 knots; all-engine best rate of climb was just over 600 fpm, so when one figures on the loss of at least 85 percent of the rate of climb when one engine tanks, the concept of doing single-engine work in a Lancer becomes something to be taken most seriously. Add to the equation the non-feathering props, and it is obvious that those who gave multi-engine dual in Lancers were made of stern stuff. After all, the single-engine ceiling was advertised as a mere 2000 feet on a standard day."
(emphasis added)
http://www.avweb.com/news/pilotlounge/pilots_lounge_126_less_than_great_planes_197830-1.html
 
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The magnificent Courier, had a twin that didn't get too far off the ground...

Then there are plenty of Seaplanes that are twins with high-wings.
 

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The Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander comes to mind; I've ridden in them a few times on flights operated by New England Airlines.
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Then there's its odd-looking, three-engined cousin, the "Trislander:"
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Inverted said:
sure are, the Tecnam P68.

http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/aircraft/pilot-reports/tecnam/new-light-twin-from-italy.html

and of course the Aero Commander
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Tecnam and Partenavia are two different things, the Partenavia is a model of a company called Vulcanair, Tecnam is an other company. The only thing in common is that they are based in the same city.

there is a third company in Italy that is building a twin piston I just can't remember the name.
 
We use the Partenavia P68.

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Nice flying airplane.

It has a critical engine, has really good takeoff performance, a big useful load and carries a lot of fuel with the aux tanks.
 
I rode in one of the see-thru nosed Partenavia's with the Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, really helps with spotting things, although landing in it was king of weird... has a big useful load to move whatever needs moved and was a just fun overall.
 
rd757 said:
I rode in one of the see-thru nosed Partenavia's with the Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, really helps with spotting things, although landing in it was king of weird... has a big useful load to move whatever needs moved and was a just fun overall.
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My Grandpa used to say that landing the B-29 was weird at first for the same reasons (horizon due to a basically glass nose).
 
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