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 1977 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 1977 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
1977 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 1977 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 1171.340475163 kt
The final result is:
1977 ft/s → 1171.340475163 kt
We conclude that 1977 feet per second is equivalent to 1171.340475163 knots:
1977 feet per second = 1171.340475163 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00085372274006057 × 1977 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1977 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00085372274006057 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 seventy-seven feet per second is approximately one thousand one hundred seventy-one point three four knots:
1977 ft/s ≅ 1171.34 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand nine hundred seventy-seven 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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1978 feet per second | 1171.933 knots |
1979 feet per second | 1172.525 knots |
1980 feet per second | 1173.118 knots |
1981 feet per second | 1173.71 knots |
1982 feet per second | 1174.303 knots |
1983 feet per second | 1174.895 knots |
1984 feet per second | 1175.488 knots |
1985 feet per second | 1176.08 knots |
1986 feet per second | 1176.673 knots |
1987 feet per second | 1177.265 knots |