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 4779 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 4779 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
4779 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 4779 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 1456.6392 m/s
The final result is:
4779 ft/s → 1456.6392 m/s
We conclude that 4779 feet per second is equivalent to 1456.6392 meters per second:
4779 feet per second = 1456.6392 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 0.00068651180058864 × 4779 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 4779 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00068651180058864 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 seventy-nine feet per second is approximately one thousand four hundred fifty-six point six three nine meters per second:
4779 ft/s ≅ 1456.639 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times four thousand seven hundred seventy-nine 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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4780 feet per second | 1456.944 meters per second |
4781 feet per second | 1457.249 meters per second |
4782 feet per second | 1457.554 meters per second |
4783 feet per second | 1457.858 meters per second |
4784 feet per second | 1458.163 meters per second |
4785 feet per second | 1458.468 meters per second |
4786 feet per second | 1458.773 meters per second |
4787 feet per second | 1459.078 meters per second |
4788 feet per second | 1459.382 meters per second |
4789 feet per second | 1459.687 meters per second |