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 1638 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 1638 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

1638 ft/s → V_(m/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:

V_(m/s) = 1638 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s

V_(m/s) = 499.2624 m/s

The final result is:

1638 ft/s → 499.2624 m/s

We conclude that 1638 feet per second is equivalent to 499.2624 meters per second:

1638 feet per second = 499.2624 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 0.0020029547588603 × 1638 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 1638 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020029547588603 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-eight feet per second is approximately four hundred ninety-nine point two six two meters per second:

1638 ft/s ≅ 499.262 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand six hundred thirty-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