Those defining the bays and the centre section were vertical but the outer pairs leaned strongly outwards to support the longer upper wings.

[2] The Caudron-Fabre, like the earlier Caudron land-planes, had no enclosed fuselage but instead a pair of parallel vertical girders, each with cross-members but only cross-braced horizontally towards the tail.

Behind the pilot and mounted on the rear pair of the centre-section struts was an un-cowled, pusher configuration 60 hp (45 kW) Anzani 6-cylinder radial engine.

A rectangular tailplane was mounted on a cross member between the upper girders, strengthened by outward diagonal bracing, with broad chord elevator-like surfaces extending beyond.

[4] It did attract attention as the only amphibian present and has been claimed as the first truly amphibious aircraft, able to operate from land or water without having to change its undercarriage.