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 4697 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 4697 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
4697 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 4697 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 1431.6456 m/s
The final result is:
4697 ft/s → 1431.6456 m/s
We conclude that 4697 feet per second is equivalent to 1431.6456 meters per second:
4697 feet per second = 1431.6456 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 0.00069849689057124 × 4697 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 4697 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00069849689057124 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand six hundred ninety-seven feet per second is approximately one thousand four hundred thirty-one point six four six meters per second:
4697 ft/s ≅ 1431.646 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times four thousand six hundred ninety-seven 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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4698 feet per second | 1431.95 meters per second |
4699 feet per second | 1432.255 meters per second |
4700 feet per second | 1432.56 meters per second |
4701 feet per second | 1432.865 meters per second |
4702 feet per second | 1433.17 meters per second |
4703 feet per second | 1433.474 meters per second |
4704 feet per second | 1433.779 meters per second |
4705 feet per second | 1434.084 meters per second |
4706 feet per second | 1434.389 meters per second |
4707 feet per second | 1434.694 meters per second |