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 493 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 493 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
493 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 493 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 150.2664 m/s
The final result is:
493 ft/s → 150.2664 m/s
We conclude that 493 feet per second is equivalent to 150.2664 meters per second:
493 feet per second = 150.2664 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 0.0066548476572274 × 493 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 493 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0066548476572274 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred ninety-three feet per second is approximately one hundred fifty point two six six meters per second:
493 ft/s ≅ 150.266 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero seven times four hundred ninety-three 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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494 feet per second | 150.571 meters per second |
495 feet per second | 150.876 meters per second |
496 feet per second | 151.181 meters per second |
497 feet per second | 151.486 meters per second |
498 feet per second | 151.79 meters per second |
499 feet per second | 152.095 meters per second |
500 feet per second | 152.4 meters per second |
501 feet per second | 152.705 meters per second |
502 feet per second | 153.01 meters per second |
503 feet per second | 153.314 meters per second |