I found a fascinating page here: 

*** http://www.astech-engineering.com/systems/avionics/aircraft/skunkworks.html 

It's titled ''Basic Operating Rules of Lockheeds Skunkworks'', and reads almost like a guide to Extreme Aircraft Design.

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A better source is:

*** http://web.archive.org/web/19990503100741/http://www.projectnet.com/pm/pmt/kelly97.html


This has a slightly cleaned up (some specific Lockheed jargon removed) with a commentary from the project management perspective. -- ClaudeMuncey

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	* SkunkWorkPatterns