Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to miles per hour is 0.68181818181818, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.68181818181818 miles per hour:

1 ft/s = 0.68181818181818 mph

To convert 1717 feet per second into miles per hour we have to multiply 1717 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to miles per hour. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.68181818181818 mph

1717 ft/s → V_(mph)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in miles per hour:

V_(mph) = 1717 ft/s × 0.68181818181818 mph

V_(mph) = 1170.6818181818 mph

The final result is:

1717 ft/s → 1170.6818181818 mph

We conclude that 1717 feet per second is equivalent to 1170.6818181818 miles per hour:

1717 feet per second = 1170.6818181818 miles per hour

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.00085420306736556 × 1717 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 1717 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00085420306736556 miles per hour.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand seven hundred seventeen feet per second is approximately one thousand one hundred seventy point six eight two miles per hour:

1717 ft/s ≅ 1170.682 mph

An alternative is also that one mile per hour is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand seven hundred seventeen feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to miles per hour chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to miles per hour