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 2972 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 2972 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
2972 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 2972 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 1760.8618574529 kt
The final result is:
2972 ft/s → 1760.8618574529 kt
We conclude that 2972 feet per second is equivalent to 1760.8618574529 knots:
2972 feet per second = 1760.8618574529 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00056790372042387 × 2972 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 2972 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00056790372042387 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two thousand nine hundred seventy-two feet per second is approximately one thousand seven hundred sixty point eight six two knots:
2972 ft/s ≅ 1760.862 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times two thousand nine hundred seventy-two 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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2973 feet per second | 1761.454 knots |
2974 feet per second | 1762.047 knots |
2975 feet per second | 1762.639 knots |
2976 feet per second | 1763.232 knots |
2977 feet per second | 1763.824 knots |
2978 feet per second | 1764.417 knots |
2979 feet per second | 1765.009 knots |
2980 feet per second | 1765.602 knots |
2981 feet per second | 1766.194 knots |
2982 feet per second | 1766.787 knots |