Unit Converter
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 1538 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1538 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
1538 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 1538 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 2595.8515602194 ft/s
The final result is:
1538 kt → 2595.8515602194 ft/s
We conclude that 1538 knots is equivalent to 2595.8515602194 feet per second:
1538 knots = 2595.8515602194 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 0.00038523003985462 × 1538 knots.
Another way is saying that 1538 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00038523003985462 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 five hundred thirty-eight knots is approximately two thousand five hundred ninety-five point eight five two feet per second:
1538 kt ≅ 2595.852 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand five hundred thirty-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
knots (kt) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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1539 knots | 2597.539 feet per second |
1540 knots | 2599.227 feet per second |
1541 knots | 2600.915 feet per second |
1542 knots | 2602.603 feet per second |
1543 knots | 2604.291 feet per second |
1544 knots | 2605.978 feet per second |
1545 knots | 2607.666 feet per second |
1546 knots | 2609.354 feet per second |
1547 knots | 2611.042 feet per second |
1548 knots | 2612.73 feet per second |