Acceleration
The coherent SI unit of acceleration is the metre per second squared, m/s2.
The unit in the imperial system for acceleration is the foot per second squared, ft/s2
Factors in bold are exact.
| Convert | From | To | Multiply | Std |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| kilometres per second squared | km/s2 | m/s2 | 1000 | 2 |
| gal (galileo) | Gal | m/s2 | 0.01 | 2 |
| milligal | mGal | m/s2 | 1.0 x 10-5 | 2 |
| acceleration of free fall, standard | gn | m/s2 | 9.80665 | 1 |
| inch per second squared | in/s2 | m/s2 | 0.0254 | |
| foot per second squared | ft/s2 | m/s2 | 0.3048 | 1 |
1: BS 350:2004 Table 14
2: BS 350:2004 Section 14