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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 1047.8 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1047.8 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

1047.8 kt → V(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V(ft/s) = 1047.8 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V(ft/s) = 1768.4871682691 ft/s

The final result is:

1047.8 kt → 1768.4871682691 ft/s

We conclude that 1047.8 knots is equivalent to 1768.4871682691 feet per second:

1047.8 knots = 1768.4871682691 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 0.00056545504991068 × 1047.8 knots.

Another way is saying that 1047.8 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00056545504991068 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 forty-seven point eight knots is approximately one thousand seven hundred sixty-eight point four eight seven feet per second:

1047.8 kt ≅ 1768.487 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand forty-seven point eight 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)
1048.8 knots 1770.175 feet per second
1049.8 knots 1771.863 feet per second
1050.8 knots 1773.551 feet per second
1051.8 knots 1775.238 feet per second
1052.8 knots 1776.926 feet per second
1053.8 knots 1778.614 feet per second
1054.8 knots 1780.302 feet per second
1055.8 knots 1781.99 feet per second
1056.8 knots 1783.677 feet per second
1057.8 knots 1785.365 feet per second