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 171.7 miles per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 171.7 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

171.7 mph → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 171.7 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 251.82666666667 ft/s

The final result is:

171.7 mph → 251.82666666667 ft/s

We conclude that 171.7 miles per hour is equivalent to 251.82666666667 feet per second:

171.7 miles per hour = 251.82666666667 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 0.0039709853338275 × 171.7 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 171.7 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0039709853338275 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-one point seven miles per hour is approximately two hundred fifty-one point eight two seven feet per second:

171.7 mph ≅ 251.827 ft/s

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