Conversion of speed

Speed Converter. Enter miles per hour, kilometers per hour, Mach or Knots and see the value convert. Simple and superfast conversion of speed units.

What can I convert?

Convert KPH to MPH to Knots to Mach in any way you like.

What is a speed converter?

A speed converter is a tool or calculator that allows you to convert a speed or velocity measurement from one unit of measurement to another. Speed converters are commonly used in physics, engineering, and other fields where the measurement of speed is important.

Speed can be measured in a variety of units, including meters per second (m/s), kilometers per hour (km/h), miles per hour (mph), feet per second (ft/s), and many others. A speed converter allows you to quickly and easily convert a speed measurement from one unit to another.

For example, if you have a speed measurement in kilometers per hour and need to convert it to miles per hour, you can use a speed converter to do so. Similarly, if you have a speed measurement in meters per second and need to convert it to feet per second, a speed converter can help you make the conversion.

There are many online speed converters available that can be accessed for free, and many scientific calculators also have built-in speed conversion functions.

Which speed unit is the most common throughout the world?

The most common speed unit throughout the world is kilometers per hour (km/h). Kilometers per hour is the standard unit of speed used in most countries, including those that use the metric system.

In contrast, the United States and a few other countries use miles per hour (mph) as their standard unit of speed, but this is a less common unit compared to kilometers per hour.

In scientific and technical fields, meters per second (m/s) is also a commonly used unit of speed. However, outside of these fields, kilometers per hour is generally the most commonly used speed unit around the world.

What is the speed unit Mach?

The speed unit Mach is a measure of speed relative to the speed of sound in a particular medium. It is named after the Austrian physicist and philosopher Ernst Mach, who made important contributions to the study of shock waves.

The Mach number (M) is defined as the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which it is traveling. For example, if an airplane is flying at Mach 2, it is traveling at twice the speed of sound in the medium through which it is traveling.

The speed of sound varies depending on the medium through which it is traveling. In dry air at sea level and at a temperature of 20°C, the speed of sound is approximately 343 meters per second (1,125 feet per second) or approximately 1,235 kilometers per hour (767 miles per hour).

Mach is often used to describe the speed of aircraft, especially high-performance military aircraft and supersonic jets. For example, the maximum speed of the famous Concorde supersonic passenger jet was Mach 2.04, which is more than twice the speed of sound in air.

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Speed conversion formulas

Miles per hour to kilometers per hour formula

One mile is 1.60934 kilometers. To convert miles per hour (mph) to kilometers per hour (kph) simply multiply the miles per hour by 1.6 (1.60934).

Widget for speed converter

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