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To convert from Foot per second (ft/s) to Meter per second (m/s), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Kilometer per hour (km/h) and Mile per hour (mph).
To convert from Foot per second (ft/s) to Kilometer per hour (km/h), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Kilometer per hour (km/h) and Mile per hour (mph).
To convert from Foot per second (ft/s) to Millimeter per hour (mm/h), use the following formula:
With is the ratio between the base units Kilometer per hour (km/h) and Mile per hour (mph).
To convert from Foot per second (ft/s) to Mile per hour (mph), use the following formula:
To convert from Foot per second (ft/s) to Knot (knot), use the following formula:
To convert from Foot per second (ft/s) to Foot per minute (ft/min), use the following formula:
To convert from Foot per second (ft/s) to Inch per hour (in/h), use the following formula:
A foot per second (ft/s) is a unit of speed that measures the number of feet an object travels in one second.
While you might use miles per hour (mph) for driving, feet per second (ft/s) is perfect for measuring faster-moving objects over shorter distances.
For a quick comparison to other standard units:
The plural form of the unit is feet per second.
Feet per second is a crucial unit of measurement in various scientific and technical fields where precision is essential.
In aviation, pilots often track an aircraft's rate of climb or descent in feet per second—or more commonly, feet per minute.
This vertical speed is essential for safe takeoffs, landings, and altitude adjustments.
In ballistics, the speed of a bullet as it exits a gun barrel is known as muzzle velocity.
It's almost always measured in feet per second (ft/s), since this level of precision is necessary to predict a bullet's trajectory and point of impact.
Scientists also use feet per second when studying gravity.
On Earth, the acceleration due to gravity is about 32.2 ft/s2 (feet per second squared).
In other words, every second an object is in free fall, its speed increases by 32.2 feet per second.