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 1159 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1159 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
1159 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 1159 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 1956.1716243786 ft/s
The final result is:
1159 kt → 1956.1716243786 ft/s
We conclude that 1159 knots is equivalent to 1956.1716243786 feet per second:
1159 knots = 1956.1716243786 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 0.00051120258955687 × 1159 knots.
Another way is saying that 1159 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00051120258955687 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 one hundred fifty-nine knots is approximately one thousand nine hundred fifty-six point one seven two feet per second:
1159 kt ≅ 1956.172 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand one hundred fifty-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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1160 knots | 1957.859 feet per second |
1161 knots | 1959.547 feet per second |
1162 knots | 1961.235 feet per second |
1163 knots | 1962.923 feet per second |
1164 knots | 1964.611 feet per second |
1165 knots | 1966.298 feet per second |
1166 knots | 1967.986 feet per second |
1167 knots | 1969.674 feet per second |
1168 knots | 1971.362 feet per second |
1169 knots | 1973.05 feet per second |