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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 172 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 172 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

172 kt → V(ft/s)

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

V(ft/s) = 172 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V(ft/s) = 290.30329542115 ft/s

The final result is:

172 kt → 290.30329542115 ft/s

We conclude that 172 knots is equivalent to 290.30329542115 feet per second:

172 knots = 290.30329542115 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 0.0034446732633512 × 172 knots.

Another way is saying that 172 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0034446732633512 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-two knots is approximately two hundred ninety point three zero three feet per second:

172 kt ≅ 290.303 ft/s

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

knots (kt) feet per second (ft/s)
173 knots 291.991 feet per second
174 knots 293.679 feet per second
175 knots 295.367 feet per second
176 knots 297.055 feet per second
177 knots 298.742 feet per second
178 knots 300.43 feet per second
179 knots 302.118 feet per second
180 knots 303.806 feet per second
181 knots 305.494 feet per second
182 knots 307.181 feet per second