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 290 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 290 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

290 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 290 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 171.82030237596 kt

The final result is:

290 ft/s → 171.82030237596 kt

We conclude that 290 feet per second is equivalent to 171.82030237596 knots:

290 feet per second = 171.82030237596 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0058200339899991 × 290 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 290 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0058200339899991 knots.

Approximate result

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

290 ft/s ≅ 171.82 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero six times two hundred ninety 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