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 497 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 497 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
497 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 497 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 151.4856 m/s
The final result is:
497 ft/s → 151.4856 m/s
We conclude that 497 feet per second is equivalent to 151.4856 meters per second:
497 feet per second = 151.4856 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 0.0066012875151169 × 497 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 497 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0066012875151169 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-seven feet per second is approximately one hundred fifty-one point four eight six meters per second:
497 ft/s ≅ 151.486 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero seven times four 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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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 |
504 feet per second | 153.619 meters per second |
505 feet per second | 153.924 meters per second |
506 feet per second | 154.229 meters per second |
507 feet per second | 154.534 meters per second |