Useful Conversion Factors
 

Area
 

1 square centimeter (cm2)     =    0.15 in2
1 square inch (in2)                =    6.45 cm2
1 square meter (m2)             =    10.76 ft2
1 square foot (ft2)                =    0.09 m2
 

Volume

1 cubic meter (m3)               =     35.3 ft 3
1 cubic centimeter (cm 3)     =     0.06 in3
1 cubic inch (in3)                  =     16.39 cm3
1 liter (l)                               =     1000 cm3
                                            =      0.264 gallon (gal ) U.S.

Speed

1 knot (kt)    =    1.15 mph     =    1.85 km hr-1    = .51ms-1
 

Pressure

1 bar = 1000 milllibars (mb) =  100,000 pascals (pa)