Stealth and Supersonic Aircraft - Buckling????

[astro808]

I was wondering if anyone could tell me for sure if skin buckling is permitted to on stealth or supersonic aircraft?

I assume it is not allowed on a stealth plane because the skin buckling would cause a change in the skin shape which is important to the stealth characteristics of the plane.

For a supersonic aircraft I think it could go either way. Depending on the speed it may or may not be desirable to change the loft of the wings.

 

[KENAT]

One thought for what it's worth, on stealth aircraft how do the different materials sometimes used play into this? Do some of the radar absorbent materials or coatings handle this kind of deformation?

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