STORRS — It looks like there will be a different set of wings over Storrs.

The University of Connecticut was granted authority by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly drone aircraft at the school’s campus.

The school’s mechanical engineering department says the authority was granted to build a self-flying helicopter so the United Technologies Research Center can conduct research.

The project involves using a large hobbyist remote control helicopter called the Maxi Joker 3, and will guide research into the development of autonomous navigation and guidance systems.

Project investigator Chengyu Cao says similar work is being done at other universities, including Virginia Tech.

UConn is one of 63 sites authorized to fly drone aircraft in the U.S., 25 of which are also institutions of higher education, though school officials had to dismiss the notion that the FBI would be using UConn to fly surveillance drones.

The project has not yet been funded, and no flights have taken place.