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 1762 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1762 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

1762 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1762 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2973.9209682097 ft/s

The final result is:

1762 kt → 2973.9209682097 ft/s

We conclude that 1762 knots is equivalent to 2973.9209682097 feet per second:

1762 knots = 2973.9209682097 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 0.00033625641390262 × 1762 knots.

Another way is saying that 1762 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00033625641390262 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 sixty-two knots is approximately two thousand nine hundred seventy-three point nine two one feet per second:

1762 kt ≅ 2973.921 ft/s

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