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Foot per minute to Meter per second Converter

Use this page to convert foot per minute values into meter per second, with background details, formulas, a worked example, and a quick conversion table.

Conversion formula

1 ft/min = 0.00508 m/s

1 m/s = 196.850393700787 ft/min

Example: 60 ft/min = 0.3048 m/s

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Foot per minute

Foot per minute (ft/min) measures distance covered per unit of time.

History: Foot per minute comes from the practical pairing of a length unit with a time unit for everyday or technical use.

Current use: Foot per minute appears in mechanical, navigational, and engineering speed references.

Also written as ft/min.

Meter per second

A meter per second represents one meter traveled each second.

History: It follows directly from the SI units for length and time.

Current use: Meters per second are used in science, physics, and technical calculations.

Also written as m/s, mps, meters per second, metres per second.

Foot per minute to Meter per second table

Foot per minute [ft/min]Meter per second [m/s]
0.01 ft/min0.0000508 m/s
0.1 ft/min0.000508 m/s
1 ft/min0.00508 m/s
2 ft/min0.01016 m/s
5 ft/min0.0254 m/s
10 ft/min0.0508 m/s
20 ft/min0.1016 m/s
50 ft/min0.254 m/s
100 ft/min0.508 m/s