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 1497 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 1497 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
1497 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1497 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 456.2856 m/s
The final result is:
1497 ft/s → 456.2856 m/s
We conclude that 1497 feet per second is equivalent to 456.2856 meters per second:
1497 feet per second = 456.2856 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 0.002191609816308 × 1497 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1497 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.002191609816308 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 ninety-seven feet per second is approximately four hundred fifty-six point two eight six meters per second:
1497 ft/s ≅ 456.286 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand four 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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1498 feet per second | 456.59 meters per second |
1499 feet per second | 456.895 meters per second |
1500 feet per second | 457.2 meters per second |
1501 feet per second | 457.505 meters per second |
1502 feet per second | 457.81 meters per second |
1503 feet per second | 458.114 meters per second |
1504 feet per second | 458.419 meters per second |
1505 feet per second | 458.724 meters per second |
1506 feet per second | 459.029 meters per second |
1507 feet per second | 459.334 meters per second |