Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from knots to feet per second is 1.6878098570997, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.6878098570997 feet per second:
1 kt = 1.6878098570997 ft/s
To convert 1027.9 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1027.9 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 kt → 1.6878098570997 ft/s
1027.9 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 1027.9 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 1734.8997521128 ft/s
The final result is:
1027.9 kt → 1734.8997521128 ft/s
We conclude that 1027.9 knots is equivalent to 1734.8997521128 feet per second:
1027.9 knots = 1734.8997521128 feet per second
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.00057640218046153 × 1027.9 knots.
Another way is saying that 1027.9 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00057640218046153 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand twenty-seven point nine knots is approximately one thousand seven hundred thirty-four point nine feet per second:
1027.9 kt ≅ 1734.9 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand twenty-seven point nine knots.
Conversion table
knots to feet per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to feet per second
knots (kt) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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1028.9 knots | 1736.588 feet per second |
1029.9 knots | 1738.275 feet per second |
1030.9 knots | 1739.963 feet per second |
1031.9 knots | 1741.651 feet per second |
1032.9 knots | 1743.339 feet per second |
1033.9 knots | 1745.027 feet per second |
1034.9 knots | 1746.714 feet per second |
1035.9 knots | 1748.402 feet per second |
1036.9 knots | 1750.09 feet per second |
1037.9 knots | 1751.778 feet per second |