Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:
1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt
To convert 1280 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 1280 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt
1280 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 1280 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 758.3792656594 kt
The final result is:
1280 ft/s → 758.3792656594 kt
We conclude that 1280 feet per second is equivalent to 758.3792656594 knots:
1280 feet per second = 758.3792656594 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0013186014508592 × 1280 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1280 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0013186014508592 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred eighty feet per second is approximately seven hundred fifty-eight point three seven nine knots:
1280 ft/s ≅ 758.379 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand two hundred eighty feet per second.
Conversion table
feet per second to knots chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots
feet per second (ft/s) | knots (kt) |
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1281 feet per second | 758.972 knots |
1282 feet per second | 759.564 knots |
1283 feet per second | 760.157 knots |
1284 feet per second | 760.749 knots |
1285 feet per second | 761.342 knots |
1286 feet per second | 761.934 knots |
1287 feet per second | 762.527 knots |
1288 feet per second | 763.119 knots |
1289 feet per second | 763.712 knots |
1290 feet per second | 764.304 knots |