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 1620 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 1620 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
1620 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1620 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 493.776 m/s
The final result is:
1620 ft/s → 493.776 m/s
We conclude that 1620 feet per second is equivalent to 493.776 meters per second:
1620 feet per second = 493.776 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 0.0020252098117365 × 1620 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1620 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020252098117365 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 twenty feet per second is approximately four hundred ninety-three point seven seven six meters per second:
1620 ft/s ≅ 493.776 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand six hundred twenty 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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1621 feet per second | 494.081 meters per second |
1622 feet per second | 494.386 meters per second |
1623 feet per second | 494.69 meters per second |
1624 feet per second | 494.995 meters per second |
1625 feet per second | 495.3 meters per second |
1626 feet per second | 495.605 meters per second |
1627 feet per second | 495.91 meters per second |
1628 feet per second | 496.214 meters per second |
1629 feet per second | 496.519 meters per second |
1630 feet per second | 496.824 meters per second |