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 1420 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 1420 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
1420 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1420 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 432.816 m/s
The final result is:
1420 ft/s → 432.816 m/s
We conclude that 1420 feet per second is equivalent to 432.816 meters per second:
1420 feet per second = 432.816 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 0.0023104506302909 × 1420 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1420 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0023104506302909 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 twenty feet per second is approximately four hundred thirty-two point eight one six meters per second:
1420 ft/s ≅ 432.816 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand four hundred twenty 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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1421 feet per second | 433.121 meters per second |
1422 feet per second | 433.426 meters per second |
1423 feet per second | 433.73 meters per second |
1424 feet per second | 434.035 meters per second |
1425 feet per second | 434.34 meters per second |
1426 feet per second | 434.645 meters per second |
1427 feet per second | 434.95 meters per second |
1428 feet per second | 435.254 meters per second |
1429 feet per second | 435.559 meters per second |
1430 feet per second | 435.864 meters per second |