Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from meters per second to feet per second is 3.2808398950131, which means that 1 meter per second is equal to 3.2808398950131 feet per second:
1 m/s = 3.2808398950131 ft/s
To convert 508 meters per second into feet per second we have to multiply 508 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from meters per second to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 m/s → 3.2808398950131 ft/s
508 m/s → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 508 m/s × 3.2808398950131 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 1666.6666666667 ft/s
The final result is:
508 m/s → 1666.6666666667 ft/s
We conclude that 508 meters per second is equivalent to 1666.6666666667 feet per second:
508 meters per second = 1666.6666666667 feet per second
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.0006 × 508 meters per second.
Another way is saying that 508 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0006 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred eight meters per second is approximately one thousand six hundred sixty-six point six six seven feet per second:
508 m/s ≅ 1666.667 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times five hundred eight meters per second.
Conversion table
meters per second to feet per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters per second to feet per second
meters per second (m/s) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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509 meters per second | 1669.948 feet per second |
510 meters per second | 1673.228 feet per second |
511 meters per second | 1676.509 feet per second |
512 meters per second | 1679.79 feet per second |
513 meters per second | 1683.071 feet per second |
514 meters per second | 1686.352 feet per second |
515 meters per second | 1689.633 feet per second |
516 meters per second | 1692.913 feet per second |
517 meters per second | 1696.194 feet per second |
518 meters per second | 1699.475 feet per second |