[1] The two spar fabric covered wings had the same rectangular plan, apart from angled tips, and had an upper-to-lower span ratio close to 1.5.
[1] The two-seat nacelle was developed from the earlier simple, flat-sided structure of the Type B, supported above the lower wing on two more pairs of external interplane struts.
[2] The pilot was at the rear with the second seat forward; the upper fuselage ahead of the cockpit was raised, leaving the occupants less exposed.
A 52 kW (70 hp) Gnome Lambda rotary engine was mounted in the front under a semi-circular cowling intended to deflect oil spray.
Each of these lower members, which supported the aircraft on the ground as skids, carried twin, rubber-sprung landing wheels.
[3][Notes 1] The fate of the fourth and final Type E is uncertain, though it may have replaced the first French government machine after its loss in May 1913.