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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 1617 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 1617 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

1617 ft/s → V(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V(kt) = 1617 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V(kt) = 958.04630669629 kt

The final result is:

1617 ft/s → 958.04630669629 kt

We conclude that 1617 feet per second is equivalent to 958.04630669629 knots:

1617 feet per second = 958.04630669629 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0010437908825601 × 1617 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 1617 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010437908825601 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand six hundred seventeen feet per second is approximately nine hundred fifty-eight point zero four six knots:

1617 ft/s ≅ 958.046 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand six hundred seventeen 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)
1618 feet per second 958.639 knots
1619 feet per second 959.231 knots
1620 feet per second 959.824 knots
1621 feet per second 960.416 knots
1622 feet per second 961.009 knots
1623 feet per second 961.601 knots
1624 feet per second 962.194 knots
1625 feet per second 962.786 knots
1626 feet per second 963.379 knots
1627 feet per second 963.971 knots