Misc Aircraft Questions

[GaryChildress]

Is there a good thread out there somewhere that explains how the aircraft "endurance" field relates to the "range max", "range ext" and "range normal" fields? Or does it? Endurance seems sort of redundant at first glance if there are also fields for range so that's sort of confusing me a bit (not that I'm not always confused anyway when it comes to AE).

Thanks for any enlightenment. [:)]

EDIT: Doh! I found a thread that seems to explain the difference a bit. I think it makes a little more sense to me now.

My next question though is, can endurance be calculated simply by dividing max range by cruise speed and multiplying by 60? Or is it necessary to find specs out there somewhere that tell the average flying time of the plane model? AND will it mess up the game engine if endurance isn't set relatively in line with the range values? Does anyone know?

Thanks again.