[2] Power was provided by a 110 hp (82 kW) Clerget 9Z nine-cylinder air cooled rotary engine[4] and it was to be armed with two 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine guns.

[4] The original version had two cabane struts of long chord length supporting the upper wing.

[3] The bottom wing had a shorter span with pairs of struts and cut outs for the landing gear wheels.

[2] When tested in mid 1916 the aircraft had difficulty taking off due to shallow wing incidence and displayed dangerous tendencies because of a lack of yaw control and a major redesign was required.

After several disappointing flights at Martlesham Heath the machine was returned to the aircraft production facilities in Cowes for another rework.