Jim Macklin wrote:
For those who do not know, the BE58TC is a Beech Baron with
the wings and engines of a 58P but the fuselage of the
straight 58. It has the 6200 pound gross weight and weights
400 pounds less than the 58P. So it carries 400 pounds more
payload and performs very well in the 10-12,000 foot range
without demanding the pilot be on oxygen.

But I'd really like a Duchess on floats with 200-220 hp
engines.

Duchess? Floats? cocks head Uuuhhhhh???

IIRC the real speedster of the Baron family was the BE56TC with the
380hp Lycs... although I'm not sure if the 58P might have been a few
ka-nots faster at altitude though.