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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 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)
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