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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)
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