Foot per Square Second (ft/s²)
The foot per square second (ft/s²) is an imperial acceleration unit equal to 0.3048 m/s².
Feet per square second appear in US automotive, aerospace, and ballistics references when speeds are given in feet per second.
Foot per Square Second to Meter per Square Second
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1 foot per square second = 0.3048 meters per square second
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Conversion table
Selected ft/s² values converted to m/s² using the exact factor from this tool.
| ft/s² | m/s² |
|---|---|
| 0.01 | 0.003048 |
| 0.1 | 0.03048 |
| 1 | 0.3048 |
| 2 | 0.6096 |
| 3 | 0.9144 |
| 5 | 1.524 |
| 10 | 3.048 |
| 20 | 6.096 |
| 50 | 15.24 |
| 100 | 30.48 |
| 1,000 | 304.8 |
How to convert
Exact conversion factors in both directions, plus a worked example.
1 ft/s² = 0.3048 m/s²
1 m/s² = 3.280839895 ft/s²
To convert foot per square second to meter per square second, multiply by 0.3048.
To convert meter per square second to foot per square second, multiply by 3.280839895.
Example: convert 10 ft/s² to m/s²
10 × 0.3048 = 3.048 m/s²
About these units
Short background on the units used in this conversion.
Meter per Square Second (m/s²)
The meter per square second (m/s²) is the SI unit of acceleration — how quickly velocity changes, in meters per second every second.
Meters per square second appear in physics problems, vehicle crash testing, and ISO engineering specifications worldwide.
Frequently asked questions
How many meters per square second are in one foot per square second?
One foot per square second equals 0.3048 meters per square second. Multiply your feet per square second value by 0.3048 to convert to meters per square second.
What is the conversion formula?
m/s² = ft/s² × 0.3048The reverse is
ft/s² = m/s² × 3.280839895, using the same exact factors as this converter.Is this Foot per Square Second to Meter per Square Second converter private?
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meter per square second (m/s²) → foot per square second (ft/s²)
foot per square second (ft/s²) → acceleration of gravity (g)foot per square second (ft/s²) → centimeter per square second (cm/s²)foot per square second (ft/s²) → kilometer per square second (km/s²)foot per square second (ft/s²) → gal (galileo)foot per square second (ft/s²) → galileo (Gal)foot per square second (ft/s²) → inch per square second (in/s²)foot per square second (ft/s²) → yard per square second (yd/s²)foot per square second (ft/s²) → mile per square second (mi/s²)foot per square second (ft/s²) → decimeter per square second (dm/s²)foot per square second (ft/s²) → hectometer per square second (hm/s²)foot per square second (ft/s²) → dekameter per square second (dam/s²)foot per square second (ft/s²) → millimeter per square second (mm/s²)foot per square second (ft/s²) → micrometer per square second (µm/s²)foot per square second (ft/s²) → nanometer per square second (nm/s²)foot per square second (ft/s²) → picometer per square second (pm/s²)foot per square second (ft/s²) → femtometer per square second (fm/s²)foot per square second (ft/s²) → attometer per square second (am/s²)