Convert one foot per second to meters per second

Explanation

To convert one foot per second to meters per second all we need is to know the conversion factor and we are done. Luckily, we can compute that factor using the units' definitions below.

We find that one foot per second is equal to 0.3048 meters per second.

Formula

1 fps = 0.3048 m/s

feet per secondfps

dimension	speed
symbol	fps, ft/s

The foot per second (fps, ft/s) is a unit of speed.

Definition of the foot per second

One foot per second is equal to the speed of an object traveling one foot in a time of one second.

Value in terms of the SI

One foot per second is equivalent to 0.3048 meters per second.

Equivalences

One foot per second is also equivalent to:

Some Facts

The average speed for the world record 50 meters freestyle swim is 7.8 fps (2.4 m/s).

Other speeds

	second	minute	hour
inch	ips	ipmin	iph
foot	fps	fpmin	fph
yard	yps	ypmin	yph
mile	mps	mpmin	mph

meters per secondm/s

dimension	speed
symbol	m/s, mps

The meter per second (m/s, mps) is a unit of speed.

Definition of the meter per second

One meter per second is equal to the speed of an object traveling one meter in a time of one second.

Equivalences

One meter per second is equivalent to:

Some Facts

The walking speed of a human is approximately 2 meters per second.
The earth revolves around the Sun at around 30000 meters per second.

Other speeds

	second	minute	hour
millimeter	mm/s	mm/min	mm/h
meter	m/s	m/min	m/h
kilometer	km/s	km/min	km/h