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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 1640 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 1640 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

1640 ft/s → V(kt)

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

V(kt) = 1640 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V(kt) = 971.67343412611 kt

The final result is:

1640 ft/s → 971.67343412611 kt

We conclude that 1640 feet per second is equivalent to 971.67343412611 knots:

1640 feet per second = 971.67343412611 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0010291523518901 × 1640 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 1640 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010291523518901 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 forty feet per second is approximately nine hundred seventy-one point six seven three knots:

1640 ft/s ≅ 971.673 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand six hundred forty 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)
1641 feet per second 972.266 knots
1642 feet per second 972.858 knots
1643 feet per second 973.451 knots
1644 feet per second 974.043 knots
1645 feet per second 974.636 knots
1646 feet per second 975.228 knots
1647 feet per second 975.821 knots
1648 feet per second 976.413 knots
1649 feet per second 977.006 knots
1650 feet per second 977.598 knots