However, in 2013, a team of experts ruled out the other theories and determined that the Hindenburg had become charged with static electricity from a thunderstorm. Either a faulty gas valve or broken wire caused hydrogen to leak into the ventilation shafts. A spark of static electricity ignited the hydrogen, which started the fire in the tail section and led to the explosion.

然而，在2013年，一个专家团队排除了其他可能的原因，认为兴登堡号爆炸的原因是由于大雷雨所产生的静电所致。气体阀泄漏或者线路损坏，导致了氢气进入到通风装置中。在飞艇尾翼，静电产生的火花引燃了氢气，导致爆炸。

I think the most likely mechanism for providing the spark is electrostatic, said British aeronautical engineer Jem Stansfield. That starts at the top, then the flames from our experiments [blowing up or setting fire to scale models of the airship] wouldve probably tracked down to the center. With an explosive mixture of gas, that gave the whoomph when it got to the bottom.

英国航空工程师杰姆·斯坦斯菲尔德（Jem Stansfield）表示，“我认为，产生火花最可能的原因是静电。”实验用发泡类物质制作了一个同比例飞艇模型。在实验初始阶段，火焰在飞艇的顶部燃烧，进而燃烧到了飞艇中心。混合的爆炸性气体进入到飞船底部的时候，飞船发生了剧烈爆炸。

注：本文转载自前十网，译者：Freya然

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