Originally Posted by blackshire

That's too bad, as they look like very good composite propellant motors, and their black powder motor-like cases (parallel-wound paper, with nozzles that appear to be ceramic, like those of black powder motors) may be considerably less expensive to produce and load than the plastic cases of other single-use composite motors. This is an instance where knowing a consulate or embassy employee with diplomatic pouch privileges (I know a British model rocketeer who availed himself of this to get Central and Eastern European competition rocket motors) is *very* helpful... :-)