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 1600 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 1600 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
1600 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1600 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 487.68 m/s
The final result is:
1600 ft/s → 487.68 m/s
We conclude that 1600 feet per second is equivalent to 487.68 meters per second:
1600 feet per second = 487.68 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 0.0020505249343832 × 1600 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1600 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020505249343832 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand six hundred feet per second is approximately four hundred eighty-seven point six eight meters per second:
1600 ft/s ≅ 487.68 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand six 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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1601 feet per second | 487.985 meters per second |
1602 feet per second | 488.29 meters per second |
1603 feet per second | 488.594 meters per second |
1604 feet per second | 488.899 meters per second |
1605 feet per second | 489.204 meters per second |
1606 feet per second | 489.509 meters per second |
1607 feet per second | 489.814 meters per second |
1608 feet per second | 490.118 meters per second |
1609 feet per second | 490.423 meters per second |
1610 feet per second | 490.728 meters per second |