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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 179.5 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 179.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

179.5 ft/s → V(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V(kt) = 179.5 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V(kt) = 106.35084233271 kt

The final result is:

179.5 ft/s → 106.35084233271 kt

We conclude that 179.5 feet per second is equivalent to 106.35084233271 knots:

179.5 feet per second = 106.35084233271 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.009402840429525 × 179.5 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 179.5 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.009402840429525 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventy-nine point five feet per second is approximately one hundred six point three five one knots:

179.5 ft/s ≅ 106.351 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero nine times one hundred seventy-nine point five feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots

feet per second (ft/s) knots (kt)
180.5 feet per second 106.943 knots
181.5 feet per second 107.536 knots
182.5 feet per second 108.128 knots
183.5 feet per second 108.721 knots
184.5 feet per second 109.313 knots
185.5 feet per second 109.906 knots
186.5 feet per second 110.498 knots
187.5 feet per second 111.091 knots
188.5 feet per second 111.683 knots
189.5 feet per second 112.276 knots