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 470.3 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 470.3 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
470.3 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 470.3 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 143.34744 m/s
The final result is:
470.3 ft/s → 143.34744 m/s
We conclude that 470.3 feet per second is equivalent to 143.34744 meters per second:
470.3 feet per second = 143.34744 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 0.0069760576121904 × 470.3 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 470.3 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0069760576121904 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred seventy point three feet per second is approximately one hundred forty-three point three four seven meters per second:
470.3 ft/s ≅ 143.347 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero seven times four hundred seventy point three 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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471.3 feet per second | 143.652 meters per second |
472.3 feet per second | 143.957 meters per second |
473.3 feet per second | 144.262 meters per second |
474.3 feet per second | 144.567 meters per second |
475.3 feet per second | 144.871 meters per second |
476.3 feet per second | 145.176 meters per second |
477.3 feet per second | 145.481 meters per second |
478.3 feet per second | 145.786 meters per second |
479.3 feet per second | 146.091 meters per second |
480.3 feet per second | 146.395 meters per second |