[4][5] The RSV.22 was a conventional, single-bay biplane with staggered wings of unequal span that were braced with N-struts near their tips.
[6] The student pilot and the instructor sat in open cockpits in tandem[4][6] that were fitted with dual controls.
[2] Construction was of mixed materials, with metal used for the undercarriage, engine mount, and cabane struts.
[6] The base model RSV 22/180 was powered by a 134-kW (180-hp) Hispano-Suiza engine, but the aircraft was designed to use powerplants of up to 220 kW (300 hp).
[6] In 1928, Lt Edmond Thieffry and SLt Philippe Quersin piloted a civil-registered RSV 22/180 (registration O-BAJE) on an attempt at a long-distance flight to Africa.