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 271 miles per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 271 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
271 mph → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 271 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 397.46666666667 ft/s
The final result is:
271 mph → 397.46666666667 ft/s
We conclude that 271 miles per hour is equivalent to 397.46666666667 feet per second:
271 miles per hour = 397.46666666667 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 0.0025159342502516 × 271 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 271 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0025159342502516 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred seventy-one miles per hour is approximately three hundred ninety-seven point four six seven feet per second:
271 mph ≅ 397.467 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero three times two hundred seventy-one 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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272 miles per hour | 398.933 feet per second |
273 miles per hour | 400.4 feet per second |
274 miles per hour | 401.867 feet per second |
275 miles per hour | 403.333 feet per second |
276 miles per hour | 404.8 feet per second |
277 miles per hour | 406.267 feet per second |
278 miles per hour | 407.733 feet per second |
279 miles per hour | 409.2 feet per second |
280 miles per hour | 410.667 feet per second |
281 miles per hour | 412.133 feet per second |