The MV-22 has shown that it can land aboard an aircraft carrier with 57,000 pounds of gross weight, this is greater than the 49,000 pounds limit of the C-2A.
180803-N-JU894-0068 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 3, 2018) An MV-22 Osprey, assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (HX) 21, approaches the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The ship is underway conducting routine training exercises to maintain carrier readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brooke Macchietto)
The demonstration was carried out in the Atlantic Ocean by HX-21 on board USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77).
