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 1459 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 1459 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
1459 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 1459 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 864.43386609146 kt
The final result is:
1459 ft/s → 864.43386609146 kt
We conclude that 1459 feet per second is equivalent to 864.43386609146 knots:
1459 feet per second = 864.43386609146 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0011568264956133 × 1459 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1459 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011568264956133 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand four hundred fifty-nine feet per second is approximately eight hundred sixty-four point four three four knots:
1459 ft/s ≅ 864.434 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand four hundred fifty-nine 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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1460 feet per second | 865.026 knots |
1461 feet per second | 865.619 knots |
1462 feet per second | 866.211 knots |
1463 feet per second | 866.804 knots |
1464 feet per second | 867.396 knots |
1465 feet per second | 867.989 knots |
1466 feet per second | 868.581 knots |
1467 feet per second | 869.174 knots |
1468 feet per second | 869.766 knots |
1469 feet per second | 870.359 knots |