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 280 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 280 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
280 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 280 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 85.344 m/s
The final result is:
280 ft/s → 85.344 m/s
We conclude that 280 feet per second is equivalent to 85.344 meters per second:
280 feet per second = 85.344 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 0.011717285339333 × 280 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 280 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.011717285339333 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred eighty feet per second is approximately eighty-five point three four four meters per second:
280 ft/s ≅ 85.344 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero one two times two hundred eighty 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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281 feet per second | 85.649 meters per second |
282 feet per second | 85.954 meters per second |
283 feet per second | 86.258 meters per second |
284 feet per second | 86.563 meters per second |
285 feet per second | 86.868 meters per second |
286 feet per second | 87.173 meters per second |
287 feet per second | 87.478 meters per second |
288 feet per second | 87.782 meters per second |
289 feet per second | 88.087 meters per second |
290 feet per second | 88.392 meters per second |