Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from feet per second to meters per second is 0.3048, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.3048 meters per second:
1 ft/s = 0.3048 m/s
To convert 1297 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 1297 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 ft/s → 0.3048 m/s
1297 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1297 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 395.3256 m/s
The final result is:
1297 ft/s → 395.3256 m/s
We conclude that 1297 feet per second is equivalent to 395.3256 meters per second:
1297 feet per second = 395.3256 meters per second
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter per second is equal to 0.0025295604433409 × 1297 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1297 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0025295604433409 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred ninety-seven feet per second is approximately three hundred ninety-five point three two six meters per second:
1297 ft/s ≅ 395.326 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero three times one thousand two hundred ninety-seven feet per second.
Conversion table
feet per second to meters per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to meters per second
feet per second (ft/s) | meters per second (m/s) |
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1298 feet per second | 395.63 meters per second |
1299 feet per second | 395.935 meters per second |
1300 feet per second | 396.24 meters per second |
1301 feet per second | 396.545 meters per second |
1302 feet per second | 396.85 meters per second |
1303 feet per second | 397.154 meters per second |
1304 feet per second | 397.459 meters per second |
1305 feet per second | 397.764 meters per second |
1306 feet per second | 398.069 meters per second |
1307 feet per second | 398.374 meters per second |