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 1717 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1717 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

1717 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1717 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2897.9695246402 ft/s

The final result is:

1717 kt → 2897.9695246402 ft/s

We conclude that 1717 knots is equivalent to 2897.9695246402 feet per second:

1717 knots = 2897.9695246402 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 0.0003450691912035 × 1717 knots.

Another way is saying that 1717 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0003450691912035 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

1717 kt ≅ 2897.97 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand seven hundred seventeen 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