I remember these as a kid! I always wanted an RC version, but couldn’t afford one until I was an adult. The minibee ? Microbee? I can’t remember what the engin

I remember these as a kid! I always wanted an RC version, but couldn’t afford one until I was an adult. The minibee ? Microbee? I can’t remember what the engine was called was so small! I still love the smell of castor oil to this day. If you built one from a guillows kit, it really was more emotionally painful when it crashed than anything else. The little engines were really pretty safe - even hand starting with a stick. Once you got to an 0.25 or a 0.46 you might have a bad time. My favorite plane though, wasn’t control line, it was actually a much much much later hanger 9 alpha. Technically a trainer. But I put a much larger engine on it. (Though the evolution .60 on it was amazing in an Escapade .40 …) (Actually the escapade .40 might be a good second…) I still have a control line somewhere… though I think it was cloth covered.