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 5996 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 5996 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
5996 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 5996 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 1827.5808 m/s
The final result is:
5996 ft/s → 1827.5808 m/s
We conclude that 5996 feet per second is equivalent to 1827.5808 meters per second:
5996 feet per second = 1827.5808 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 0.00054717143012227 × 5996 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 5996 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00054717143012227 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 nine hundred ninety-six feet per second is approximately one thousand eight hundred twenty-seven point five eight one meters per second:
5996 ft/s ≅ 1827.581 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times five thousand nine hundred ninety-six 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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5997 feet per second | 1827.886 meters per second |
5998 feet per second | 1828.19 meters per second |
5999 feet per second | 1828.495 meters per second |
6000 feet per second | 1828.8 meters per second |
6001 feet per second | 1829.105 meters per second |
6002 feet per second | 1829.41 meters per second |
6003 feet per second | 1829.714 meters per second |
6004 feet per second | 1830.019 meters per second |
6005 feet per second | 1830.324 meters per second |
6006 feet per second | 1830.629 meters per second |