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How to convert feet per second to meters per second

1 foot per second is equal to 0.3048 meters per second:

1 ft/s = 0.3048 m/s

When a speed V in feet per second is multiplied by 0.3048, it gives speed in meters per second.

Vm/s = Vft/s × 0.3048


Example

To convert 5 feet per second into meters per second, it is multiplied by 0.3048:

(5 ft/s) × 0.3048 = 1.524 m/s

Feet per second

The foot per second (plural feet per second) is a unit of speed (scalar quantity) and velocity (vector quantity). It is equal to the the number of feet traveled in one second. The unit symbols are ft/s, fps or ft s-1.

Meters per second

The meters per second is an SI unit of speed (scalar quantity) and velocity (vector quantity). It is equal to the distance traveled a body in meters in one second. The SI unit symbols are m/s, m·s−1, or m s−1, and abbreviated as mps.

Quick Conversion Table

The quick foot per second to meter per second conversion table is given below:

Feet per secondMeters per second
10 ft/s3.048 m/s
20 ft/s6.096 m/s
30 ft/s9.144 m/s
40 ft/s12.192 m/s
50 ft/s15.24 m/s
60 ft/s18.288 m/s
70 ft/s21.336 m/s
80 ft/s24.384 m/s
90 ft/s27.432 m/s
100 ft/s30.48 m/s