Junkers Profly GmbH is a former

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aircraft manufacturer based in

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. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of

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s and

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. The company was formerly located in Kodnitz.Purdy, Don: ''AeroCrafter - Homebuilt Aircraft Sourcebook, Fifth Edition'', page 182. BAI Communications, 15 July 1998. Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', page 214. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. ISSN 1368-485X Junkers Profly still exists in 2014, but it does not currently produce any of its own designs. Instead it markets the

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family of aircraft for ProFe as well as provides

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, accessories and

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Aircraft

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* {{Junkers Profly aircraft Aircraft manufacturers of Germany Ultralight trikes Homebuilt aircraft