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 518 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 518 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
518 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 518 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 157.8864 m/s
The final result is:
518 ft/s → 157.8864 m/s
We conclude that 518 feet per second is equivalent to 157.8864 meters per second:
518 feet per second = 157.8864 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 0.0063336677509906 × 518 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 518 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0063336677509906 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred eighteen feet per second is approximately one hundred fifty-seven point eight eight six meters per second:
518 ft/s ≅ 157.886 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero six times five hundred eighteen 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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519 feet per second | 158.191 meters per second |
520 feet per second | 158.496 meters per second |
521 feet per second | 158.801 meters per second |
522 feet per second | 159.106 meters per second |
523 feet per second | 159.41 meters per second |
524 feet per second | 159.715 meters per second |
525 feet per second | 160.02 meters per second |
526 feet per second | 160.325 meters per second |
527 feet per second | 160.63 meters per second |
528 feet per second | 160.934 meters per second |