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 4717 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 4717 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
4717 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 4717 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 1437.7416 m/s
The final result is:
4717 ft/s → 1437.7416 m/s
We conclude that 4717 feet per second is equivalent to 1437.7416 meters per second:
4717 feet per second = 1437.7416 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 0.00069553527560168 × 4717 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 4717 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00069553527560168 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 seven hundred seventeen feet per second is approximately one thousand four hundred thirty-seven point seven four two meters per second:
4717 ft/s ≅ 1437.742 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times four thousand seven hundred seventeen 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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4718 feet per second | 1438.046 meters per second |
4719 feet per second | 1438.351 meters per second |
4720 feet per second | 1438.656 meters per second |
4721 feet per second | 1438.961 meters per second |
4722 feet per second | 1439.266 meters per second |
4723 feet per second | 1439.57 meters per second |
4724 feet per second | 1439.875 meters per second |
4725 feet per second | 1440.18 meters per second |
4726 feet per second | 1440.485 meters per second |
4727 feet per second | 1440.79 meters per second |