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 1630 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 1630 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
1630 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1630 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 496.824 m/s
The final result is:
1630 ft/s → 496.824 m/s
We conclude that 1630 feet per second is equivalent to 496.824 meters per second:
1630 feet per second = 496.824 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 0.0020127852116645 × 1630 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1630 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020127852116645 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 six hundred thirty feet per second is approximately four hundred ninety-six point eight two four meters per second:
1630 ft/s ≅ 496.824 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand six hundred thirty 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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1631 feet per second | 497.129 meters per second |
1632 feet per second | 497.434 meters per second |
1633 feet per second | 497.738 meters per second |
1634 feet per second | 498.043 meters per second |
1635 feet per second | 498.348 meters per second |
1636 feet per second | 498.653 meters per second |
1637 feet per second | 498.958 meters per second |
1638 feet per second | 499.262 meters per second |
1639 feet per second | 499.567 meters per second |
1640 feet per second | 499.872 meters per second |