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 3938 miles per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 3938 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

3938 mph → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3938 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 5775.7333333333 ft/s

The final result is:

3938 mph → 5775.7333333333 ft/s

We conclude that 3938 miles per hour is equivalent to 5775.7333333333 feet per second:

3938 miles per hour = 5775.7333333333 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 0.0001731381873586 × 3938 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 3938 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0001731381873586 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

3938 mph ≅ 5775.733 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times three thousand nine hundred thirty-eight 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