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 1638 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 1638 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
1638 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1638 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 499.2624 m/s
The final result is:
1638 ft/s → 499.2624 m/s
We conclude that 1638 feet per second is equivalent to 499.2624 meters per second:
1638 feet per second = 499.2624 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 0.0020029547588603 × 1638 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1638 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020029547588603 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 thirty-eight feet per second is approximately four hundred ninety-nine point two six two meters per second:
1638 ft/s ≅ 499.262 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand six hundred thirty-eight 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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1639 feet per second | 499.567 meters per second |
1640 feet per second | 499.872 meters per second |
1641 feet per second | 500.177 meters per second |
1642 feet per second | 500.482 meters per second |
1643 feet per second | 500.786 meters per second |
1644 feet per second | 501.091 meters per second |
1645 feet per second | 501.396 meters per second |
1646 feet per second | 501.701 meters per second |
1647 feet per second | 502.006 meters per second |
1648 feet per second | 502.31 meters per second |