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 170 miles per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 170 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

170 mph → V_(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V_(ft/s) = 170 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 249.33333333333 ft/s

The final result is:

170 mph → 249.33333333333 ft/s

We conclude that 170 miles per hour is equivalent to 249.33333333333 feet per second:

170 miles per hour = 249.33333333333 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 0.0040106951871658 × 170 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 170 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0040106951871658 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventy miles per hour is approximately two hundred forty-nine point three three three feet per second:

170 mph ≅ 249.333 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero four times one hundred seventy 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