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 1440 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 1440 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
1440 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1440 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 438.912 m/s
The final result is:
1440 ft/s → 438.912 m/s
We conclude that 1440 feet per second is equivalent to 438.912 meters per second:
1440 feet per second = 438.912 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 0.0022783610382036 × 1440 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1440 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0022783610382036 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 forty feet per second is approximately four hundred thirty-eight point nine one two meters per second:
1440 ft/s ≅ 438.912 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand four hundred forty 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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1441 feet per second | 439.217 meters per second |
1442 feet per second | 439.522 meters per second |
1443 feet per second | 439.826 meters per second |
1444 feet per second | 440.131 meters per second |
1445 feet per second | 440.436 meters per second |
1446 feet per second | 440.741 meters per second |
1447 feet per second | 441.046 meters per second |
1448 feet per second | 441.35 meters per second |
1449 feet per second | 441.655 meters per second |
1450 feet per second | 441.96 meters per second |