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 5988 miles per hour into feet per second we have to multiply 5988 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
5988 mph → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 5988 mph × 1.4666666666667 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 8782.4 ft/s
The final result is:
5988 mph → 8782.4 ft/s
We conclude that 5988 miles per hour is equivalent to 8782.4 feet per second:
5988 miles per hour = 8782.4 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 0.00011386409182 × 5988 miles per hour.
Another way is saying that 5988 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011386409182 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 nine hundred eighty-eight miles per hour is approximately eight thousand seven hundred eighty-two point four feet per second:
5988 mph ≅ 8782.4 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times five thousand nine hundred eighty-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
miles per hour (mph) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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5989 miles per hour | 8783.867 feet per second |
5990 miles per hour | 8785.333 feet per second |
5991 miles per hour | 8786.8 feet per second |
5992 miles per hour | 8788.267 feet per second |
5993 miles per hour | 8789.733 feet per second |
5994 miles per hour | 8791.2 feet per second |
5995 miles per hour | 8792.667 feet per second |
5996 miles per hour | 8794.133 feet per second |
5997 miles per hour | 8795.6 feet per second |
5998 miles per hour | 8797.067 feet per second |