The type was produced in a number of variants which were flown successfully in air races and gained several records during 1911, and was used by the Australian Central Flying School at Point Cook, Victoria.

The prototype was first flown by Guillaume Busson at Issy-les-Moulineaux in October 1910,[1] possibly powered by a water-cooled inline four-cylinder Clerget engine.

The depth of the front section of the fuselage was increased by a shallow shell of wood veneer built over curved formers.

A distinctive feature of the type was that the trailing edge of the rudder and elevator was braced by wires leading to the control horns.

Two examples were bought by the Australian government and formed part of the equipment of the Central Flying School at Point Cook, together with two Royal Aircraft Factory BE 2as and a Bristol Boxkite[12] Data from Flight: 19 August 1911, p.714.