The F.380 was a low-wing monoplane that first flew in 1933.[1] It was similar but smaller than the contemporary F.370 and was powered by a 155 hp (116 kW) Renault Bengali inverted inline piston engine.[1] Like the F.370 it had streamlined features, including a shallow fin faired into the open cockpit headrest, but unlike the F.370 the F.380's single main wheel could be retracted and extended manually.[2] It was entered into the 1933 Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe air race but the landing gear collapsed at the start of the race.[1] Despite this setback, before the race it had broken the class world speed record at 303.387 km/h over a 200 km course.[1]