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 495 miles per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 495 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

495 mph → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 495 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 726 ft/s

The final result is:

495 mph → 726 ft/s

We conclude that 495 miles per hour is equivalent to 726 feet per second:

495 miles per hour = 726 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 0.0013774104683196 × 495 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 495 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0013774104683196 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred ninety-five miles per hour is approximately seven hundred twenty-six feet per second:

495 mph ≅ 726 ft/s

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