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 171 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 171 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

171 kt → V_(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V_(ft/s) = 171 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 288.61548556406 ft/s

The final result is:

171 kt → 288.61548556406 ft/s

We conclude that 171 knots is equivalent to 288.61548556406 feet per second:

171 knots = 288.61548556406 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 0.003464817551441 × 171 knots.

Another way is saying that 171 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.003464817551441 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventy-one knots is approximately two hundred eighty-eight point six one five feet per second:

171 kt ≅ 288.615 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero three times one hundred seventy-one 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