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 1685 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 1685 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
1685 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 1685 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 998.33520518445 kt
The final result is:
1685 ft/s → 998.33520518445 kt
We conclude that 1685 feet per second is equivalent to 998.33520518445 knots:
1685 feet per second = 998.33520518445 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0010016675709791 × 1685 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1685 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010016675709791 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 eighty-five feet per second is approximately nine hundred ninety-eight point three three five knots:
1685 ft/s ≅ 998.335 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand six 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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1686 feet per second | 998.928 knots |
1687 feet per second | 999.52 knots |
1688 feet per second | 1000.113 knots |
1689 feet per second | 1000.705 knots |
1690 feet per second | 1001.298 knots |
1691 feet per second | 1001.89 knots |
1692 feet per second | 1002.483 knots |
1693 feet per second | 1003.075 knots |
1694 feet per second | 1003.668 knots |
1695 feet per second | 1004.26 knots |