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[[File:Chapi-chapi.JPG|thumb|right|A ''chapi-chapi'' constructed from broom sticks and plastic sheet from a discarded plastic bag, on top of other kites.]]<br />
'''''Chapi-chapi''''' is a small two-stick [[kite]] that can be quickly constructed from cheap materials such as newspapers, broom sticks, or discarded plastic sheet. It is very popular in the Philippines. A strong, straight stick is used for the vertical frame. The horizontal stick is tensioned into a bow in order to provide greater support for the paper or plastic sheet. A very long bottom tail is almost always necessary, while the side tails or fins are optional.<br />
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[[File:girlflyingachapichapi.JPG|thumb|right|A woman flies a ''chapi-chapi'' constructed using newspapers, in [[Rizal Park]].]]<br />
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This kite, with a simple two-point bridle, has moderate lateral roll and flutter (oscillation), that some kite fliers prefer in [[kite fighting]], over stable, quiet flight. Unlike the diamond-shaped [[Malay kite]]<ref name="Eddy">{{cite web |url=http://www.inquiry.net/OUTDOOR/spring/ |title=Spring Activities & Games for Boy Scouts |accessdate=2008-12-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912093504/http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/spring/ |archivedate=2007-09-12 }} The Eddy and Malay Kites</ref> and Eddy,<ref name="Virtual Kite Zoo">{{cite web|url=http://www.blueskylark.org/zoo/single/bowd|title=The Virtual Kite Zoo: Bowed & Dihedral Kites|website=www.blueskylark.org|accessdate=26 October 2018}}</ref> no extra strings are used in the edges for the frame, making the ''chapi-chapi'' easier and faster to assemble but relatively more fragile. The ''chapi-chapi'' is quite similar but not identical to the Thai "female" kite called {{lang|th-Latn|[[pakpao]]}},<ref name="Thailand Collection 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.kiteman.co.uk/ThailandCollection.html|title=Thailand Collection|website=www.kiteman.co.uk|accessdate=26 October 2018}}</ref> to the Patang or [[Patang|Indian fighter kite]],<ref>http://www.salome-online.com/manjha/indien.html Indian Fighter Kite</ref> and to the [[Nagasaki Hata]] or Matt Star fighter kite.<ref name="Virtual Kite Zoo" /><ref>http://www.salome-online.com/manjha/star.html Matt Star Fighter</ref><br />
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The kite shown in the 1999 [[Philippines|Filipino]] film ''[[Saranggola]]'' was a ''chapi-chapi''.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Fighter kite]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928114544/http://www.kiteindex.com/index.php Kite Index] Link Directory, For All Kite Related Websites.*<br />
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