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 1408 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 1408 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
1408 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1408 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 429.1584 m/s
The final result is:
1408 ft/s → 429.1584 m/s
We conclude that 1408 feet per second is equivalent to 429.1584 meters per second:
1408 feet per second = 429.1584 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 0.00233014197089 × 1408 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1408 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00233014197089 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 four hundred eight feet per second is approximately four hundred twenty-nine point one five eight meters per second:
1408 ft/s ≅ 429.158 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand four hundred eight 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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1409 feet per second | 429.463 meters per second |
1410 feet per second | 429.768 meters per second |
1411 feet per second | 430.073 meters per second |
1412 feet per second | 430.378 meters per second |
1413 feet per second | 430.682 meters per second |
1414 feet per second | 430.987 meters per second |
1415 feet per second | 431.292 meters per second |
1416 feet per second | 431.597 meters per second |
1417 feet per second | 431.902 meters per second |
1418 feet per second | 432.206 meters per second |