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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 3279 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 3279 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

3279 ft/s → V(kt)

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

V(kt) = 3279 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V(kt) = 1942.7543844509 kt

The final result is:

3279 ft/s → 1942.7543844509 kt

We conclude that 3279 feet per second is equivalent to 1942.7543844509 knots:

3279 feet per second = 1942.7543844509 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00051473310677028 × 3279 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 3279 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00051473310677028 knots.

Approximate result

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

3279 ft/s ≅ 1942.754 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times three thousand two hundred seventy-nine 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)
3280 feet per second 1943.347 knots
3281 feet per second 1943.939 knots
3282 feet per second 1944.532 knots
3283 feet per second 1945.124 knots
3284 feet per second 1945.717 knots
3285 feet per second 1946.309 knots
3286 feet per second 1946.902 knots
3287 feet per second 1947.494 knots
3288 feet per second 1948.087 knots
3289 feet per second 1948.679 knots