the fuselage and wings were supported on struts above the two floats which extended rear-wards to form the tail unit with twinfins and rudders and single tailplane with elebvator. the hispano-suiza 9vbrs engine was mounted as a tractor in the nose of the fuselage nacelle, which also housed the crew of three. an improved version was developed, with extended fins and a gnome & rhône 9kfr engine as the pl.201,