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 5242 miles per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 5242 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

5242 mph → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5242 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 7688.2666666667 ft/s

The final result is:

5242 mph → 7688.2666666667 ft/s

We conclude that 5242 miles per hour is equivalent to 7688.2666666667 feet per second:

5242 miles per hour = 7688.2666666667 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 0.00013006832922895 × 5242 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 5242 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00013006832922895 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

5242 mph ≅ 7688.267 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times five thousand two hundred forty-two 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