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 3870 meters per second into feet per second we have to multiply 3870 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

3870 m/s → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 3870 m/s × 3.2808398950131 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 12696.850393701 ft/s

The final result is:

3870 m/s → 12696.850393701 ft/s

We conclude that 3870 meters per second is equivalent to 12696.850393701 feet per second:

3870 meters per second = 12696.850393701 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 7.8759689922481E-5 × 3870 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 3870 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 7.8759689922481E-5 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

3870 m/s ≅ 12696.85 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times three thousand eight hundred seventy 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