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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 1387 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 1387 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

1387 ft/s → V(m/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:

V(m/s) = 1387 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s

V(m/s) = 422.7576 m/s

The final result is:

1387 ft/s → 422.7576 m/s

We conclude that 1387 feet per second is equivalent to 422.7576 meters per second:

1387 feet per second = 422.7576 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 0.0023654216979186 × 1387 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 1387 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0023654216979186 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 three hundred eighty-seven feet per second is approximately four hundred twenty-two point seven five eight meters per second:

1387 ft/s ≅ 422.758 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand three hundred eighty-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)
1388 feet per second 423.062 meters per second
1389 feet per second 423.367 meters per second
1390 feet per second 423.672 meters per second
1391 feet per second 423.977 meters per second
1392 feet per second 424.282 meters per second
1393 feet per second 424.586 meters per second
1394 feet per second 424.891 meters per second
1395 feet per second 425.196 meters per second
1396 feet per second 425.501 meters per second
1397 feet per second 425.806 meters per second