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 296 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 296 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

296 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 296 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 175.37520518374 kt

The final result is:

296 ft/s → 175.37520518374 kt

We conclude that 296 feet per second is equivalent to 175.37520518374 knots:

296 feet per second = 175.37520518374 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0057020603280397 × 296 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 296 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0057020603280397 knots.

Approximate result

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

296 ft/s ≅ 175.375 kt

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