ft/s
Feet per second
Ft/s is an abbreviation for feet per second, a unit measuring velocity or speed.
It appears in technical contexts—ballistics, engineering, physics—where imperial units are standard: The bullet left the muzzle at 2,800 ft/s.
Also written fps or ft/sec.
Directed rate of motion
- speedRate of motion
- rateMeasured speed or charge
- mphVelocity unit abbreviation
- knotsSecured loops in rope
mach · units · conversion · magnitude · value · calculation · reading · measurement
Study of movement itself
- dynamicsStudy of forces
- free-fallUnimpeded downward acceleration
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- accelerationRate velocity changes
momentum · force · mass · displacement · distance · time · equations · motion
Aircraft's atmospheric velocity
- aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- pistonReciprocating cylinder component
hydraulic · pneumatic · mechanical · specifications · tolerance · calibration · instrumentation · sensor
Launched airborne object
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- firearmProjectile weapon using explosives
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
- handgunFirearm for single-hand use
cartridge · grain · trajectory · impact · penetration · subsonic · supersonic · chronograph
velocity
Directed rate of motion
knots · mach · units · conversion · magnitude · value · calculation · reading · measurement · quantification
kinematics
Study of movement itself
acceleration · momentum · force · mass · displacement · distance · time · equations · motion · Newtonian
airspeed
Aircraft's atmospheric velocity
- aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
- conveyorMechanism that transports items
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
piston · hydraulic · pneumatic · mechanical · specifications · tolerance · calibration · instrumentation · sensor · tachometer
projectile
Launched airborne object
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- firearmProjectile weapon using explosives
- rifleLong-barreled shoulder weapon
handgun · cartridge · grain · trajectory · impact · penetration · subsonic · supersonic · chronograph · downrange