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What was it that made the Tu-14 lose out to the Il-28?
Tupolev Tu-14 vs Ilyushin Il-28?
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Reading on both aircraft, I think the Il-28 was more modern and better designed, a bit faster and had a better service ceiling. It also seems like the Tu-14 was "late out of the gate."
According to this article (in Russian), Tu-14 was announced in 1950 to be worse in at least three parameters: max speed, practical altitude and climb rate. Allegedly, the take-off distance was longer as well.
