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 1678 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 1678 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
1678 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1678 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 511.4544 m/s
The final result is:
1678 ft/s → 511.4544 m/s
We conclude that 1678 feet per second is equivalent to 511.4544 meters per second:
1678 feet per second = 511.4544 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 0.0019552085190781 × 1678 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1678 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0019552085190781 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 seventy-eight feet per second is approximately five hundred eleven point four five four meters per second:
1678 ft/s ≅ 511.454 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand six hundred seventy-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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1679 feet per second | 511.759 meters per second |
1680 feet per second | 512.064 meters per second |
1681 feet per second | 512.369 meters per second |
1682 feet per second | 512.674 meters per second |
1683 feet per second | 512.978 meters per second |
1684 feet per second | 513.283 meters per second |
1685 feet per second | 513.588 meters per second |
1686 feet per second | 513.893 meters per second |
1687 feet per second | 514.198 meters per second |
1688 feet per second | 514.502 meters per second |