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 2855 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 2855 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
2855 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 2855 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 1691.5412527012 kt
The final result is:
2855 ft/s → 1691.5412527012 kt
We conclude that 2855 feet per second is equivalent to 1691.5412527012 knots:
2855 feet per second = 1691.5412527012 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00059117683260937 × 2855 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 2855 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00059117683260937 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two thousand eight hundred fifty-five feet per second is approximately one thousand six hundred ninety-one point five four one knots:
2855 ft/s ≅ 1691.541 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times two thousand eight hundred fifty-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) |
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2856 feet per second | 1692.134 knots |
2857 feet per second | 1692.726 knots |
2858 feet per second | 1693.319 knots |
2859 feet per second | 1693.911 knots |
2860 feet per second | 1694.504 knots |
2861 feet per second | 1695.096 knots |
2862 feet per second | 1695.689 knots |
2863 feet per second | 1696.281 knots |
2864 feet per second | 1696.874 knots |
2865 feet per second | 1697.466 knots |