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 1285 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 1285 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
1285 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 1285 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 761.34168466588 kt
The final result is:
1285 ft/s → 761.34168466588 kt
We conclude that 1285 feet per second is equivalent to 761.34168466588 knots:
1285 feet per second = 761.34168466588 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0013134707059142 × 1285 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1285 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0013134707059142 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-five feet per second is approximately seven hundred sixty-one point three four two knots:
1285 ft/s ≅ 761.342 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand two hundred eighty-five 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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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 |
1291 feet per second | 764.897 knots |
1292 feet per second | 765.489 knots |
1293 feet per second | 766.082 knots |
1294 feet per second | 766.674 knots |
1295 feet per second | 767.267 knots |