Unit Converter
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 1959 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 1959 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
1959 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 1959 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 1160.6757667397 kt
The final result is:
1959 ft/s → 1160.6757667397 kt
We conclude that 1959 feet per second is equivalent to 1160.6757667397 knots:
1959 feet per second = 1160.6757667397 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00086156705313922 × 1959 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1959 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00086156705313922 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand nine hundred fifty-nine feet per second is approximately one thousand one hundred sixty point six seven six knots:
1959 ft/s ≅ 1160.676 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand nine hundred fifty-nine 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) |
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1960 feet per second | 1161.268 knots |
1961 feet per second | 1161.861 knots |
1962 feet per second | 1162.453 knots |
1963 feet per second | 1163.046 knots |
1964 feet per second | 1163.638 knots |
1965 feet per second | 1164.231 knots |
1966 feet per second | 1164.823 knots |
1967 feet per second | 1165.416 knots |
1968 feet per second | 1166.008 knots |
1969 feet per second | 1166.601 knots |