TM-55-2320-280-14 HMMWV Transportability Guidance M998 Series Download
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25 August 1988 TM 55-2320-280-14 APPENDIX CONVERSION TABLES 1. Common Metric Abbreviations. m = meter dm = decimeter cm = centimeter mm = millimeter kg = kilogram km = kilometer MT = metric ton 2. Linear Measure. 1 mi = 1609.35 m 1 yd = 0.9144 m 1 ft = 0.3048 m 1 in = 0.0254 m 1 m = 10 dm = 100 cm = 1000 mm 1 km =0.6214 mi 1 m = 1.0936 yd 1 m = 3.2808 ft 1 m = 39.3700 in. 3. Surface Measure. 1 yd 2 = 0.8361 m 2 1 ft 2 = 0.0929 m 2 1 in 2 = 0.00065 m 2 1 m 2 = 1.196 yd 2 1 m 2 = 10.764 ft 2 1 m 2 = 1.550 in 2 4. Cubic Measure. 1 yd 3 = 0.76455 m 3 1 ft 3 = 0.02831 m 3 1 in 3 = 0.000016 m 3 1 m 3 = 1.31 yd 3 1 m 3 = 35.30 ft 3 1 m 3 = 61,023 in 3 5. Weight. 1 STON = 907.185 kg 1 lb = 0.45359 kg 1 kg = 2.2046 lb 1 MT = 1000 kg 1 MT =2,204.62 lb 6. The following simplified conversion factors are accurate to within 2 percent for quick computations: a. Inches to centimeters - Multiply in. by 10 and divide by 4. A-1