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 1770 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1770 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

1770 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1770 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2987.4234470665 ft/s

The final result is:

1770 kt → 2987.4234470665 ft/s

We conclude that 1770 knots is equivalent to 2987.4234470665 feet per second:

1770 knots = 2987.4234470665 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 0.00033473661090193 × 1770 knots.

Another way is saying that 1770 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00033473661090193 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 seventy knots is approximately two thousand nine hundred eighty-seven point four two three feet per second:

1770 kt ≅ 2987.423 ft/s

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