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 4742 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 4742 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
4742 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 4742 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 1445.3616 m/s
The final result is:
4742 ft/s → 1445.3616 m/s
We conclude that 4742 feet per second is equivalent to 1445.3616 meters per second:
4742 feet per second = 1445.3616 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 0.00069186838781382 × 4742 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 4742 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00069186838781382 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand seven hundred forty-two feet per second is approximately one thousand four hundred forty-five point three six two meters per second:
4742 ft/s ≅ 1445.362 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times four thousand seven hundred forty-two 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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4743 feet per second | 1445.666 meters per second |
4744 feet per second | 1445.971 meters per second |
4745 feet per second | 1446.276 meters per second |
4746 feet per second | 1446.581 meters per second |
4747 feet per second | 1446.886 meters per second |
4748 feet per second | 1447.19 meters per second |
4749 feet per second | 1447.495 meters per second |
4750 feet per second | 1447.8 meters per second |
4751 feet per second | 1448.105 meters per second |
4752 feet per second | 1448.41 meters per second |