Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from miles per hour to feet per second is 1.4666666666667, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 1.4666666666667 feet per second:
1 mph = 1.4666666666667 ft/s
To convert 1242 miles per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 1242 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 mph → 1.4666666666667 ft/s
1242 mph → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 1242 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 1821.6 ft/s
The final result is:
1242 mph → 1821.6 ft/s
We conclude that 1242 miles per hour is equivalent to 1821.6 feet per second:
1242 miles per hour = 1821.6 feet per second
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.00054896794027229 × 1242 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 1242 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00054896794027229 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred forty-two miles per hour is approximately one thousand eight hundred twenty-one point six feet per second:
1242 mph ≅ 1821.6 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand two hundred forty-two miles per hour.
Conversion table
miles per hour to feet per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to feet per second
miles per hour (mph) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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1243 miles per hour | 1823.067 feet per second |
1244 miles per hour | 1824.533 feet per second |
1245 miles per hour | 1826 feet per second |
1246 miles per hour | 1827.467 feet per second |
1247 miles per hour | 1828.933 feet per second |
1248 miles per hour | 1830.4 feet per second |
1249 miles per hour | 1831.867 feet per second |
1250 miles per hour | 1833.333 feet per second |
1251 miles per hour | 1834.8 feet per second |
1252 miles per hour | 1836.267 feet per second |