The Pilatus PC-8D Twin Porter was a

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ten-seat light transport built by

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. The type did not go into production and only one was built. Work on the Twin Porter started in 1966, it was a modified

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high-wing monoplane with the nose-mounted engine removed and two 290 hp

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-GIB engines mounted on the wing leading edges. The prototype first flew on 28 November 1967. Only one aircraft was built as flight testing was halted in 1969.

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