There is nothing on Huitong's that says the Z-20 is confirmed to have WZ-10s. If anything, there is quite a bit of uncertainty as to what the actual engine is. Please point out specific quotes from Huitong's latest entry that would suggest point number 1? Regarding point 2, why would a WZ-11 be equipped in the future if the WZ-10 has a thrust rating of 1600 kw, while the WZ-11 only has a rating of 1500 kw according to Huitong.
Yes but below it he says : "However the exact type of engine used on the prototype is still unclear (Russian TV3-117VM?). The #20001 prototype made its first flight at the HAIG airfield on December 23, 2013, almost 30 years after China first acquired S-70C. At least 4 prototypes (, , , ) are being tested at CFTE. It was rumored that the indigenous WZ-11 turboshaft engine (1,500kW) has been selected for Z-20 but this has not been confirmed." Surely this should show you that the engine used was still not confirmed, contrary to what you were saying.
This is what Huitong said back in February 2014. The exact statement regarding the WZ-10 you highlighted was in Huitong's blog during the early days of prototyping back in 2014. What Huitong was suggesting with this statement was that the Z-20's engine was destined to be the WZ-10, not necessarily its current engine. The statement you highlighted is over 6 years old and yet you use this as confirmation that current production models are powered by the WZ-10. Two can play at this game of using web archives. Only if you're hideous patronizing tone actually worked lol.
And here comes the all too predictable @by78 Ad Hominem attack. Please tell me how your quote shows that Huitong confirms the current production versions are using the WZ-10. I have just pointed out the sentence you previously relied on to show this is over 6 years old and doesn't isn't any sort of confirmation.
Since your understanding of basic logic is surprisingly poor, let me ask you a question : have we ever definitively identified the Z-20's engines by outward appearance from a photo? We did with the J-20 and the WS-10 in the prototyping and production stages (as of last year). And for the record, the first batches of production J-20s all had the same engines as the prototypes ... just in case you forgot
. In the final design of the J-20, it is supposed to be powered by the WS-15. Does it mean that current J-20s should be powered by the WS-15 because they are production types? How do we know definitively that the Z-20 in its current form is its final design?
Since your understanding of basic logic is surprisingly poor, let me ask you a question : have we ever definitively identified the Z-20's engines by outward appearance from a photo? We did with the J-20 and the WS-10 in the prototyping and production stages (as of last year). And for the record, the first batches of production J-20s all had the same engines as the prototypes ... just in case you forgot
