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 5880 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 5880 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
5880 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 5880 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 1792.224 m/s
The final result is:
5880 ft/s → 1792.224 m/s
We conclude that 5880 feet per second is equivalent to 1792.224 meters per second:
5880 feet per second = 1792.224 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 0.00055796596853965 × 5880 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 5880 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00055796596853965 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 eight hundred eighty feet per second is approximately one thousand seven hundred ninety-two point two two four meters per second:
5880 ft/s ≅ 1792.224 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times five thousand eight hundred eighty 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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5881 feet per second | 1792.529 meters per second |
5882 feet per second | 1792.834 meters per second |
5883 feet per second | 1793.138 meters per second |
5884 feet per second | 1793.443 meters per second |
5885 feet per second | 1793.748 meters per second |
5886 feet per second | 1794.053 meters per second |
5887 feet per second | 1794.358 meters per second |
5888 feet per second | 1794.662 meters per second |
5889 feet per second | 1794.967 meters per second |
5890 feet per second | 1795.272 meters per second |