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 1178 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1178 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

1178 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1178 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1988.2400116635 ft/s

The final result is:

1178 kt → 1988.2400116635 ft/s

We conclude that 1178 knots is equivalent to 1988.2400116635 feet per second:

1178 knots = 1988.2400116635 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 0.0005029573864995 × 1178 knots.

Another way is saying that 1178 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0005029573864995 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-eight knots is approximately one thousand nine hundred eighty-eight point two four feet per second:

1178 kt ≅ 1988.24 ft/s

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