Dash-21 equipment is categorized under which type of equipment?

Dash-21 equipment is categorized under which type of equipment?

• A. Alternate mission equipment
• B. Primary flight equipment
• C. Ground support equipment
• D. Personal protective equipment

Answer: (A)

Understanding how equipment is grouped by its role on the aircraft helps here. Dash-21 is used to support a different mission profile rather than the aircraft’s standard flight operations. That makes it fall into alternate mission equipment—the stuff you configure to enable missions other than the primary one. Primary flight equipment covers items essential to safe flight and control, so it wouldn’t be Dash-21. Ground support equipment is once-removed from the aircraft’s mission gear and is used on the ground for maintenance or handling, not for performing a mission. Personal protective equipment is worn by crew for safety, not part of the aircraft’s configurable mission gear.

Understanding how equipment is grouped by its role on the aircraft helps here. Dash-21 is used to support a different mission profile rather than the aircraft’s standard flight operations. That makes it fall into alternate mission equipment—the stuff you configure to enable missions other than the primary one.

Primary flight equipment covers items essential to safe flight and control, so it wouldn’t be Dash-21. Ground support equipment is once-removed from the aircraft’s mission gear and is used on the ground for maintenance or handling, not for performing a mission. Personal protective equipment is worn by crew for safety, not part of the aircraft’s configurable mission gear.