Foot per Second (ft/s)
The foot per second is a unit of speed, used for bullet velocity, elevator speed, and engineering calculations in the US. Its symbol is ft/s.
ft/s
mph
1 foot per second equals
| Miles per Hour | 0.681818 mph |
| Kilometers per Hour | 1.09728 km/h |
| Meters per Second | 0.3048 m/s |
About the foot per second
Feet per second is part of the Imperial/US customary system and is commonly used in ballistics, engineering, and some areas of physics.
In everyday use the foot per second appears in bullet velocity, elevator speed, and engineering calculations in the US. As a point of reference: a bullet from a rifle travels at about 2,500 feet per second.