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A Janet 737-200 with the MGM Grand Hotel in the background at McCarran International Airport.
Janet is the de facto name for a small fleet of Boeing 737 passenger jets operated by defense contractor EG&G. Most people think Janet stands for " just another non existing terminal." The aircraft serve the Nevada Test Site (most notably Area 51) from their terminal at Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport. The origin of the word "Janet" is obscure and while it is used as a radio callsign it is not known whether the name is an official name, code word, or acronym. The Janet fleet at McCarran includes 7 Boeing 737-200s painted white with a very prominent red trim stripe (the livery of now defunct Western Airlines), and 5 several smaller executive turboprops (2 Beechcraft 1900 and 3 Beechcraft 200C) painted white with less prominent blue trim stripes. The 737s have not been re-engined with modern turbofan engines, hence with their early JT8D low by-pass turbofan engines, they are extremely loud compared to modern airliners. Their tail numbers are registered to "Department of the Air Force", while some earlier members of the fleet were registered to several unexceptional civil aircraft leasing corporations. There is some evidence to suggest that six of the seven 737s were modified from being military Boeing T-43 aircraft. Note - The name Janet could possibly mean 'Just Another Non Existent Terminal', referring to the terminal at Las Vegas' McCarran Airport affectionately called 'Dreamland'.

Model Registration MSN C/N
Boeing T-43A (737-253Adv.)73-115520702362
Boeing 737-275Adv.N4529W20785335
Boeing T-43A (737-253Adv.)N5175U20689334
Boeing T-43A (737-253Adv.)N5176Y20692339
Boeing T-43A (737-253Adv.)N5177C20693340
Boeing T-43A (737-253Adv.)N5294E20691337
Boeing T-43A (737-253Adv.)N5294M20694343
Beech 1900CN20RAUB-42Unknown
Beech 1900CN623RAUC-163Unknown
Beech King Air B200CN654BABL-54Unknown
Beech King Air B200CN661BABL-61Unknown
Beech King Air B200CN662BABL-62Unknown

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Type Airliner
Manufacturer Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Maiden flight 9 April 1967
Introduction 10 February 1968 with Lufthansa
Status Active
Primary users Southwest Airlines
Continental Airlines
Ryanair
US Airways
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EG&G is a defense contractor and provider of management and technical services. The company was involved in contracting services to the United States government during World War II, and conducted weapons research and development after the war.
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Nevada Test Site is a United States Department of Energy reservation located in Nye County, Nevada, about 65 miles (105 km) northwest of the City of Las Vegas, near .
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Area 51 (Detachment 3)[1] (also called Dreamland, McCartan's County, Paradise Ranch[2], Home Base, Watertown Strip, Groom Lake[3], The Box, Neverland
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The City of Las Vegas, Nevada

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Nickname: "The Entertainment Capital of the World",
"Sin City"
Location of Las Vegas in Clark County, Nevada
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McCarran International Airport (IATA: LAS, ICAO: KLAS, FAA LID: LAS) is the principal commercial airport serving Las Vegas and surrounding Clark County, Nevada.
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Type Military transport aircraft
Manufacturer Boeing
Introduced 2001-04-21
Status Active service
Primary user United States Air Force
Number built 19
Developed from Boeing 737

The T-43A
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