[DOC] [TLE] Why is airport runway `tarmac'? | Deseret News [PAR] Nov 1, 1998 ... Q. Why is the surface of an airport runway called a ``tarmac''? ... Before "Tarmac," 
there was a generic word, "tarmacadam," formed by combining "tar" with "
macadam. ... use as another name for a tarmacadam pavement, whether a road, 
... 57Pence calls on Utah Republicans to 'come home' for Trump... [DOC] [TLE] Tarmac - Wikipedia [PAR] Tarmac (short for tarmacadam) is a type of road surfacing material patented by 
Edgar Purnell Hooley in 1901. The term is also used, with varying degrees of 
correctness, for a variety of other materials, including tar-grouted macadam, 
bituminous surface treatments, and modern ... The term is also often used to 
describe airport aprons, "ramps", and runways. [DOC] [TLE] Asphalt and Macadam, or is it McAdam? - Macadam Company Inc. [PAR] Apr 30, 2014 ... Our company name is Macadam, which, at the time, we thought ... Asphalt is 
defined as: a mixture of substances with gravel, crushed rock, or the like, used 
for paving. ... the inventor of the modern paving surface, John Loudon McAdam. 
... As we have grown and evolved, Macadam Company has come to... [DOC] [TLE] National Asphalt Pavement Association [PAR] Called at various times asphalt pavement, blacktop, tarmac, macadam, plant mix, 
asphalt ... The word asphalt comes from the Greek  (asphaltos). The 
Romans adopted the word as asphalton, and used the substance to seal their .... 
HMA airport runways are finding increased acceptance in the United States, 
since... [DOC] [TLE] Wait, Tarmac Can *Melt*? - The Atlantic [PAR] Jul 9, 2012 ... The short answer is that the tarmac, a semi-solid surface, was made ... which is 
itself an abbreviation for "tar-penetration macadam. ... Except, that is, when we're 
talking about airport runways -- in which case, "tarmac" is still the standard. ... As 
a solid, asphalt is sturdy; as a substance that can be made from... [DOC] [TLE] Aviation Glossary - Aerofiles [PAR] AIRFOIL - The shape of any flying surface, but principally a wing, as seen in ... 
ALCLAD - Trademark name of Alcoa for high-strength sheet aluminum clad with 
a ..... Named for its inventor, USAAF engineer Harland D Fowler. ..... (2) An airport 
surface paved with this substance, especially a runway or an APRON at a hangar
. [DOC] [TLE] KryssTal: Feedback (Languages - Page 2) [PAR] [Inventions] .... I believe that you British refer to "macadam" for this type of surface. 
... That word is also used for "runway" at an airport as in "the craft was waiting on 
the tarmac". ... automobile is never used in common speech in the UK except in 
the name of ... Jelly is a gelatinous substance, jam is stewed fruit with sugar, and
... [DOC] [TLE] Nottingham Inventions. - General Chat about Nottingham ... [PAR] Dec 18, 2013 ... I think you will find that McAdam invented a substance for road surfacing but tar ... 
Anyone would think you knew something about airport runways! :). 5 ... It can 
come from natural sources or be fined from thick petroleum products. ... and laid 
properly we see roads being closed when the surface starts to melt. [DOC] [TLE] Patent US2509777 - Composition of asphalt and a butadiene ... [PAR] This invention relates to compositions comprising bituminous materials, such as 
... When used on airport runways, in automobile garages, or on any surface 
where ..... applied to a surface and the residual adherent coat has come to 
equilibrium, the ... substances, may be applied to various asphaltic surfaces such 
as airport... [DOC] [TLE] Derwent World Patents Index Title Terms - Thomson Reuters [PAR] Long chemical names are split so that the resulting parts correspond to Title ..... 
AIRPORT. Airports. AIRSCREW. Airscrews. AIRSHIP. Airships. AIRSPACE. [DOC] [TLE] Patent US4044179 -

Question: This name of an airport runway surface comes from a substance in it & inventor McAdam
Answer: Tarmac