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 5500 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 5500 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
5500 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 5500 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 1676.4 m/s
The final result is:
5500 ft/s → 1676.4 m/s
We conclude that 5500 feet per second is equivalent to 1676.4 meters per second:
5500 feet per second = 1676.4 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 0.00059651634454784 × 5500 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 5500 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00059651634454784 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 five hundred feet per second is approximately one thousand six hundred seventy-six point four meters per second:
5500 ft/s ≅ 1676.4 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times five thousand five hundred 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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5501 feet per second | 1676.705 meters per second |
5502 feet per second | 1677.01 meters per second |
5503 feet per second | 1677.314 meters per second |
5504 feet per second | 1677.619 meters per second |
5505 feet per second | 1677.924 meters per second |
5506 feet per second | 1678.229 meters per second |
5507 feet per second | 1678.534 meters per second |
5508 feet per second | 1678.838 meters per second |
5509 feet per second | 1679.143 meters per second |
5510 feet per second | 1679.448 meters per second |