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 5488 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 5488 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
5488 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 5488 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 1672.7424 m/s
The final result is:
5488 ft/s → 1672.7424 m/s
We conclude that 5488 feet per second is equivalent to 1672.7424 meters per second:
5488 feet per second = 1672.7424 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 0.00059782068057819 × 5488 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 5488 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00059782068057819 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand four hundred eighty-eight feet per second is approximately one thousand six hundred seventy-two point seven four two meters per second:
5488 ft/s ≅ 1672.742 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times five thousand four hundred eighty-eight 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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5489 feet per second | 1673.047 meters per second |
5490 feet per second | 1673.352 meters per second |
5491 feet per second | 1673.657 meters per second |
5492 feet per second | 1673.962 meters per second |
5493 feet per second | 1674.266 meters per second |
5494 feet per second | 1674.571 meters per second |
5495 feet per second | 1674.876 meters per second |
5496 feet per second | 1675.181 meters per second |
5497 feet per second | 1675.486 meters per second |
5498 feet per second | 1675.79 meters per second |