It was a two-bay biplane of typical configuration for the flying boats of the day, with its pusher engine mounted on struts in the interplane gap.

In Germany, Hansa-Brandenburg manufactured a modified version of it as their first flying boat, the Brandenburg FB [de], and in Italy, a captured example was used as a pattern aircraft by Macchi, who produced it as the L.1.

In turn, the L.1 would provide the foundation for a large number of Macchi designs over the coming years.

The captured aircraft (serial L.40) was taken intact near the naval air station of Porto Corsini.

An improved version was developed as the Macchi L.2 A restored example of an Austro-Hungarian Lohner L (serial L.127) is preserved at the Italian Air Force Museum at Vigna di Valle.