Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters per second to feet per second is 3.2808398950131, which means that 1 meter per second is equal to 3.2808398950131 feet per second:

1 m/s = 3.2808398950131 ft/s

To convert 2987 meters per second into feet per second we have to multiply 2987 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from meters per second to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m/s → 3.2808398950131 ft/s

2987 m/s → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 2987 m/s × 3.2808398950131 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9799.8687664042 ft/s

The final result is:

2987 m/s → 9799.8687664042 ft/s

We conclude that 2987 meters per second is equivalent to 9799.8687664042 feet per second:

2987 meters per second = 9799.8687664042 feet per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.0001020421827921 × 2987 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 2987 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0001020421827921 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two thousand nine hundred eighty-seven meters per second is approximately nine thousand seven hundred ninety-nine point eight six nine feet per second:

2987 m/s ≅ 9799.869 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times two thousand nine hundred eighty-seven meters per second.

Conversion table

meters per second to feet per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters per second to feet per second