![Aurora's Centaur OPA is based on the Austrian Diamond DA42 aircraft configured for manned and unmanned flight. In June 2015 the aircraft has flown multiple unmanned flights over the state of New York. Photo: Aurora Flight Sciences]()
The Centaur optionally piloted aircraft (OPA) has flown multiple unmanned flights over the State of New York, operating from Griffiss International Airport in Rome, New York during the past month. The flights marked the first time any large-scale, fixed-wing aircraft has flown at either of six FAA-designated unmanned aircraft test sites in the U.S.