Made to participate in the 12^a Edition of the Schneider Trophy to prevent the British from achieving their third and final victory, which would have allowed them to keep the Trophy.

A hull-shaped hydroplane, the MC.72 was designed around its engine, which occupied two-fifths of the fuselage and was encased in a steel tube structure that It supported the wooden rear, the fairings and the fuel tanks.

The upper wing bracing wires were attached to the engine. Conspicuous radiator surfaces were on the wings, the floats, the struts, and under the fuselage, the latter in case of problems operating in particularly hot climates.

Participates but does not compete in the last edition of the Schneider Cup on 13 September 1931 in the highly contested Solent channel at Spithead, off the coast of Portsmouth. For safety reasons, due to the very poor weather conditions, Italy and France, by mutual agreement, decide not to take part in the competition.

The English, however, let it be known that the date set is non-negotiable and decide to proceed with the race as planned.

The Englishman J.N. Boothman, the sole competitor, wins the last edition of the Cup, which allows the English to take home the Trophy in the face of consecutive victories obtained in 1927, 1929, and 1931.

An example is preserved at the MUSAM in Vigna di Valle (RM).