The UConn Lumpy was a blimp designed, built, and flown by students at the University of Connecticut in 1975.

As part of the process, the students built a 9.2 ft (2.8 m) proof-of-concept model, to vet the design and the control mechanisms.

[1][2] The gondola was made from aluminum tubing, with the pilot located near the front and the engine sited towards the rear.

The envelope was sewn together using green surplus government issue parachutes, and contained three 25 ft (7.6 m) diameter weather balloons filled with helium.

The airship was powered by a 15 hp (11 kW) snowmobile engine, that had been salvaged from an earlier student project.