Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:
1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt
To convert 1008.7 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 1008.7 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt
1008.7 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 1008.7 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 597.63841036769 kt
The final result is:
1008.7 ft/s → 597.63841036769 kt
We conclude that 1008.7 feet per second is equivalent to 597.63841036769 knots:
1008.7 feet per second = 597.63841036769 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0016732525598292 × 1008.7 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1008.7 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0016732525598292 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand eight point seven feet per second is approximately five hundred ninety-seven point six three eight knots:
1008.7 ft/s ≅ 597.638 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times one thousand eight point seven feet per second.
Conversion table
feet per second to knots chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots
feet per second (ft/s) | knots (kt) |
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1009.7 feet per second | 598.231 knots |
1010.7 feet per second | 598.823 knots |
1011.7 feet per second | 599.416 knots |
1012.7 feet per second | 600.008 knots |
1013.7 feet per second | 600.601 knots |
1014.7 feet per second | 601.193 knots |
1015.7 feet per second | 601.786 knots |
1016.7 feet per second | 602.378 knots |
1017.7 feet per second | 602.971 knots |
1018.7 feet per second | 603.563 knots |