I wasn’t looking for this, but when I saw the name in the Wikipedia article, I looked up a guy named Ettore Arduino. It turns out this guy was an Italian airship engineer, but I don’t want to ruin it – the story is too cool to summarize.

You’ll just have to go read it yourself on Wikipedia.

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Sorry to ruin it, but the naming coincidence turns out to be just that. I like the romanticized version better, but it turns out the kit is named for a nearby bar.