Frequently Asked Questions
Below are many of the most common quastions that have been asked. If your question is not answered below then please get in contact.
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The following print sizes are available
Cockpit Posters:
- A0 - 1189 x 841 mm - 46.8 x 33.1 inches
- A1 - 841 x 594 mm - 33.1 x 23.4 inches
- Full size - this depends on the aircraft.
- Please note that some cockpit posters are portrait - they are taller than wide, others are landscape - wider than taller.
Aircraft Profiles:
- A3 - 420 x 297 mm - 16.5 x 11.7 inches
- A4 - 297 x 210 mm - 11.7 x 8.3 inches
Infographics:
The size depends on the infographic.
- A1 - 841 x 594 mm - 33.1 x 23.4 inches
- A2 - 594 x 420 mm - 23.4 x 16.5 inches
- A3 - 420 x 297 mm - 16.5 x 11.7 inches
- Some posters are in landscape and others in portrait.
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Cockpit Posters:
- Posters delivered rolled - 250 gsm matt or silk paper (depending on what you order at check out).
- Posters delivered folded to A3 size - 150 gsm matt paper.
- Full size posters are normally printed on 250 gsm matt paper.
- Other papers and vinyl are available to special order - please get in contact for detaiils and prices.
Aircraft Profiles:
- For aircraft profile prints then 265 gsm Marrutt Pro Photo Satin/Oyster paper is used.
Infographics:
- Large posters (A1 or A2) 250 gsm matt or 240gsm silk paper is used - selected at checkout.
- Small posters (A3) 265 gsm Marrutt Pro Photo Satin/Oyster paper is used.
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Canon Pro inks are used for all the posters, these are Pigment based inks.
Pigment based inks use solid particles of pigment powder suspended in the ink itself to transfer colour.
This type of ink is more durable than dye based inks and resist fading for longer (up to 200 years).
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We ship via couriers or the British Royal Mail and charge the following prices, rates are based on value:
- UK - value up to £10 - £2 p&p
- UK - value £10 to £50 - £5 p&p
- UK - value over £50 - FREE p&p
- Europe - value up to £10 - £2.50 p&p
- Europe - value £10 to £50 - £7.50 p&p
- Europe - value £50 to £100 - £12.50 p&p
- Europe - value over £100 - FREE p&p
- USA - value up to £10 - £5 p&p
- USA - value £10 to £50 - £15 p&p
- USA - value £50 to £100 - £20 p&p
- USA - value over £100 - FREE p&p
- Rest of the World - value up to £10 - £5 p&p
- Rest of the World - value £10 to £50 - £10 p&p
- Rest of the World - value £50 to £100 - £15 p&p
- Rest of the World - value over £100 - FREE p&p
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Posters are printed on demand so that you get the latest version and are normally dipatched within 48 hours however large posters can take longer as they need to dry fully but all posters are shipped within 10 days of ordering.
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All the posters are drawn using vector graphics.
What is a vector graphic?
There are two basic types of graphics formats, these are Bitmaps and Vectors, each have there advantages and disadvantages.
Bitmaps (also known as raster) are ideal for photographs as the images is made up of dots, each dot holds the colour information of that dot. The issue with this is that if you zoom into the picture it starts to get blocky - this is called pixilation. You can partially get around this by saving the file in high resolution, however you cannot increase the resolution of the initial image. Also the higher the resolution then the larger the file size. Digital cameras use bitmaps.
Vectors are mathematical images, each element is drawn using a mathematical formula so you can scale the image without loss of information. The main advantage is that the file size tends to be smaller for the same image but it is very difficult to make a photorealistic image in vector format.
Bitmap images come in .jpg .bmp .gif and vectors come in .ai .svg formats.
In conclusion bitmaps are ideal for photographs and vectors are ideal for diagrams, especially technical diagrams.
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The digital downloads are in Adobe Acrobat format, also known as pdf which stands for Portable Document Format, this allows the files to be viewed on computers, tablets and mobile phones using an Acrobat Reader program, the program could be Adobe's own program or a third party program. All our pdf files are produced using vector images so can be zoomed in without loss of resolution.
You can download Adobes FREE Adobe Reader.
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The digital download is available as soon as the purchase completes, this is normally immediately the payment is made. If you have purchased a printed cockpit poster then your free digital download will be available as soon as the purchase completes.
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The digital downloads are available via a link that is sent together with the order confirmation email. Please check your spam folder if you do not receive the email.
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The image copyrights are owned by Cockpit Revolution unless a special written agreement is made during the purchase.
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You can use the diagrams in personal documentation but not in commercial documentation without written permission from Cockpit Revolution. Please contact us for commercial documentation options.
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Yes there are many customisation options.
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Yes the posters are available for licence, just get in touch.