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Originally Posted by flyboy 28
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Originally Posted by Chris102
Did you get some shots of any members of the "Janet" fleet?
What "Janet fleet"? :wink:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_%28airline%29
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'.
