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 5040 feet per second into meters per second we have to multiply 5040 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
5040 ft/s → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 5040 ft/s × 0.3048 m/s
V(m/s) = 1536.192 m/s
The final result is:
5040 ft/s → 1536.192 m/s
We conclude that 5040 feet per second is equivalent to 1536.192 meters per second:
5040 feet per second = 1536.192 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 0.00065096029662959 × 5040 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 5040 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00065096029662959 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand forty feet per second is approximately one thousand five hundred thirty-six point one nine two meters per second:
5040 ft/s ≅ 1536.192 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times five thousand forty 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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5041 feet per second | 1536.497 meters per second |
5042 feet per second | 1536.802 meters per second |
5043 feet per second | 1537.106 meters per second |
5044 feet per second | 1537.411 meters per second |
5045 feet per second | 1537.716 meters per second |
5046 feet per second | 1538.021 meters per second |
5047 feet per second | 1538.326 meters per second |
5048 feet per second | 1538.63 meters per second |
5049 feet per second | 1538.935 meters per second |
5050 feet per second | 1539.24 meters per second |