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 1607 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 1607 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
1607 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1607 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 489.8136 m/s
The final result is:
1607 ft/s → 489.8136 m/s
We conclude that 1607 feet per second is equivalent to 489.8136 meters per second:
1607 feet per second = 489.8136 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 0.0020415929651606 × 1607 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1607 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020415929651606 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 seven feet per second is approximately four hundred eighty-nine point eight one four meters per second:
1607 ft/s ≅ 489.814 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand six hundred seven 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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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 |
1611 feet per second | 491.033 meters per second |
1612 feet per second | 491.338 meters per second |
1613 feet per second | 491.642 meters per second |
1614 feet per second | 491.947 meters per second |
1615 feet per second | 492.252 meters per second |
1616 feet per second | 492.557 meters per second |
1617 feet per second | 492.862 meters per second |