kg/m^2 to lb/ft^2
by JonnyFla on 04/13/05 at 14:12:50

how do you convert kg/m^2 to lb/ft^2?  The units for a helicopter disc loading.

Re: kg/m^2 to lb/ft^2
by Robert Fogt on 04/13/05 at 14:41:31

You start by converting the basic units.

1 kilogram = 2.20462262184878 pound
1 square meter = 10.7639104167097 square foot

Then you create the conversion factor based on that.

(kilogram to pound)/(square meter to square foot)
2.20462262184878/10.7639104167097 = 0.2048

kg/m[sup]2[/sup] * 0.2048 = lb/ft[sup]2[/sup]

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