article_snippet: For six years a fleet of ten  
article_snippet: The abandoned and half-completed aircraft have been labelled the ‘terrible teens’ after being relegated during the early stages of production after numerous structural and weight issues.
article_snippet: As a result the teens, which were among the earliest designs to be built, were  made too heavy to  fly as far as manufacturers had hoped.
article_snippet: Although Boeing has never divulged the weight difference for the teens compared to catalogue models, once the teens are finished the teens range is estimated to be 6,850km, 1,850km less than later 787-8 Dreamliner models.
article_snippet: Ten early-production 787s were dubbed the 'terrible teens' after being abandoned due to design problems .
highlights_snippet: Ten  aircraft dubbed 'terrible teens' after early production design problems .
  