Unit Converter
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 1996 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1996 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
1996 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 1996 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 3368.8684747711 ft/s
The final result is:
1996 kt → 3368.8684747711 ft/s
We conclude that 1996 knots is equivalent to 3368.8684747711 feet per second:
1996 knots = 3368.8684747711 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 0.00029683557179179 × 1996 knots.
Another way is saying that 1996 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00029683557179179 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 nine hundred ninety-six knots is approximately three thousand three hundred sixty-eight point eight six eight feet per second:
1996 kt ≅ 3368.868 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand nine hundred ninety-six 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
knots (kt) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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1997 knots | 3370.556 feet per second |
1998 knots | 3372.244 feet per second |
1999 knots | 3373.932 feet per second |
2000 knots | 3375.62 feet per second |
2001 knots | 3377.308 feet per second |
2002 knots | 3378.995 feet per second |
2003 knots | 3380.683 feet per second |
2004 knots | 3382.371 feet per second |
2005 knots | 3384.059 feet per second |
2006 knots | 3385.747 feet per second |