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Foot per second (ft/s) — an imperial and US customary unit of speed
It is defined as a speed of one international foot traveled in one second; since 1 foot = 0.3048 meters exactly, 1 ft/s = 0.3048 meters per second exactly. Used mainly in engineering, physics, ballistics, fluid flow, aviation, sports, vehicle testing, and US customary speed calculations.
- Symbol: ft/s, fps
- System: Imperial and US customary unit for speed
- Exact relations: 1 ft/s = 1 ft ÷ 1 s = 0.3048 m/s = 12 in/s
- Metric and other equivalents: 1 ft/s = 1.09728 km/h ≈ 0.681818 mph ≈ 0.592484 kn
- Typical examples: walking speed is about 4–5 ft/s; projectile velocity may be measured in ft/s; airflow or water flow speeds can be reported in ft/s.
Meter per second (m/s) — the SI derived unit of speed
It is defined as a speed of one meter traveled in one second, using the SI base units of length and time. Used worldwide in science, engineering, physics, aviation, meteorology, sports, vehicle testing, fluid flow, and precise speed measurements.
- Symbol: m/s
- System: SI derived unit for speed
- Exact relations: 1 m/s = 1 m ÷ 1 s = 100 cm/s = 1000 mm/s
- Other speed equivalents: 1 m/s = 3.6 km/h ≈ 2.23694 mph ≈ 3.28084 ft/s ≈ 1.94384 kn
- Typical examples: a brisk walking speed is about 1.4 m/s; a sprinter may exceed 10 m/s; the speed of sound in air is about 343 m/s at room temperature.