The Hero Eagle 100 was modeled after the full-scale Cessna 550 Citation II research aircraft from [link=http://www.nlr.nl/smartsite.dws?ch=&id=8650&l=en]NLR[/link] in the Netherlands. The Cessna Citation II [link=http://www.nlr.nl/documents/flyers/F108-05.pdf]PH-LAB[/link] is one of the research aircraft operated by the National Aerospace Laboratory NLR. It is owned and operated jointly with the Delft University of Technology, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering. Originally designed for executive travel, this Citation II has been extensively modified by NLR and Delft University of Technology to serve as a versatile airborne research platform.

The full-scale Citation II is a twinjet aircraft of conventional aluminum construction. It can accommodate up to eight passengers (or observers) in addition to the two-pilot cockpit crew. The plane's registration, PH-LAB, is derived from the Netherlands designation of PH (like N for USA) and the three letter call sign LAB for Laboratory. The flying laboratory's primary purpose is to teach students what it takes to do measurements on dynamic flights, sometimes in zero-G conditions, and as a platform for atmospheric measurements all over the world.

The non-scale colors of the Nitro Planes' Hero 100 appear to be from combining schemes of several Cessna Citations together. The yellow appears to be derived from the international Aeromed Medivac Cessna Citation II; [link=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cessna_Citation_II.jpg]N174DR[/link]. Other colors like the bright red across the leading edges were likely chosen to increase orientation in the air.

I'll be changing some of the shrink film colors on my wing and tail as well as removing the yellow from the fuselage.