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 1170 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1170 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

1170 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1170 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1974.7375328067 ft/s

The final result is:

1170 kt → 1974.7375328067 ft/s

We conclude that 1170 knots is equivalent to 1974.7375328067 feet per second:

1170 knots = 1974.7375328067 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 0.00050639641136445 × 1170 knots.

Another way is saying that 1170 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00050639641136445 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 seventy knots is approximately one thousand nine hundred seventy-four point seven three eight feet per second:

1170 kt ≅ 1974.738 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand one hundred seventy 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