The Voisin III had proved a successful bomber, but its payload was limited by the Salmson M9 engine, which produced only 120-hp.

With an already identified need to develop a heavier and more powerful aircraft to deliver a larger bomb-load, an interim measure was taken to produce a Voisin Type III with a 150-hp Salmson P9 engine.

One Voisin Type V was transformed into a twin-engine aircraft in 1916 by adding a second Salmson in the front of the fuselage driving a tractor propeller.

It is believed that the intention was to test a possible twin pusher and tractor propeller configuration for a new bomber planned by Voisin.

In common with other Voisin variants, the pusher engine configuration of the Type V resulted in the aircraft being defenceless against attacks from the rear.