It featured a parasol-wing monoplane design with twin engines mounted on the wing bracing struts.

Small stub wings on the lower fuselage provided mounting points for the struts and main undercarriage units.

The aircraft could carry six passengers in an enclosed cabin, while the pilot was situated in an open cockpit at the nose.

Initially, Pierre-Georges Latécoère intended to use the aircraft to extend the airline's route from Casablanca over the desert to Dakar.

However, pilot Didier Daurat, who was assigned to this route, refused to fly the aircraft due to its performance issues.