Chinese rocketry?

[A Fish Named Wallyum]

http://www.made-in-china.com/products/show/freemember/com/TgzOTI2M/mic/Shaanxi_Zhongtian_Rocket_Technology_Co._,_Ltd.html

That looks like a link destined to fail. If it does, I found this over on ROL in the forums.

[Shreadvector]

Anybody know anything about them?

Is this the long rumored Chinese company that attempted to get modroc motors certified many years ago and failed, or is this a new company with better quality control?

Notice the mini (including A3-2 and B) and micro motors. And the midi D motor.

-Fred Shecter NAR 20117

[Ltvscout]

http://www.made-in-china.com/products/show/freemember/com/TgzOTI2M/mic/Shaanxi_Zhongtian_Rocket_Technology_Co._,_Ltd.html

That looks like a link destined to fail. If it does, I found this over on ROL in the forums.
Cool! Just in time for the 4th of July. More chinese fireworks!

[Ltvscout]

This was sent to me by someone who wishes to remain anonymous.

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So lets say you could legally import this rocket motors into the country
from China.
And lets say the Chinese are willing to sell them for $.50 a pack
(1/3 of somebody's incorrect assessment of what WalMart pays).
Minimum shipment would be a 20 foot container (half of a full container).
That is a container that is 20'x10'x10'. That would hold 2000 master
cartons of rocket engines, with each master carton holding 72 of the
engine 3packs, for a total of 216,000 packs of engines. Total cost of
goods = $108,000.
Now add cost of shipping, shipping insurance and warehousing insurance, and
warehousing the goods in the USA until you can sell them. Total investment
probably $150,000 dollars (likely more than that).
I don't think the tinkerers on all the Rocketry Forums would be able to
absorb
that quantity (by the way, we are not 20% of the market, good luck if we
are 5%). WalMart, and the two major hobby distributors would be your
biggest buyers. To sell engines to them, you will need to have Starter
sets and kits too, and a catalog, and a sales staff, and a real business.
And finally, the two major players in the business, Estes and Quest,
manufacturer almost
everything they make over in China, except for motors. Wonder why???