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 1730 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 1730 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
1730 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 1730 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 527.304 m/s
The final result is:
1730 ft/s → 527.304 m/s
We conclude that 1730 feet per second is equivalent to 527.304 meters per second:
1730 feet per second = 527.304 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 0.0018964392456723 × 1730 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1730 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0018964392456723 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 seven hundred thirty feet per second is approximately five hundred twenty-seven point three zero four meters per second:
1730 ft/s ≅ 527.304 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand seven hundred thirty 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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1731 feet per second | 527.609 meters per second |
1732 feet per second | 527.914 meters per second |
1733 feet per second | 528.218 meters per second |
1734 feet per second | 528.523 meters per second |
1735 feet per second | 528.828 meters per second |
1736 feet per second | 529.133 meters per second |
1737 feet per second | 529.438 meters per second |
1738 feet per second | 529.742 meters per second |
1739 feet per second | 530.047 meters per second |
1740 feet per second | 530.352 meters per second |