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 1771 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1771 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

1771 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1771 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2989.1112569236 ft/s

The final result is:

1771 kt → 2989.1112569236 ft/s

We conclude that 1771 knots is equivalent to 2989.1112569236 feet per second:

1771 knots = 2989.1112569236 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 0.00033454760095788 × 1771 knots.

Another way is saying that 1771 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00033454760095788 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-one knots is approximately two thousand nine hundred eighty-nine point one one one feet per second:

1771 kt ≅ 2989.111 ft/s

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