Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from knots to feet per second is 1.6878098570997, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.6878098570997 feet per second:
1 kt = 1.6878098570997 ft/s
To convert 5.9 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5.9 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 kt → 1.6878098570997 ft/s
5.9 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 5.9 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 9.9580781568885 ft/s
The final result is:
5.9 kt → 9.9580781568885 ft/s
We conclude that 5.9 knots is equivalent to 9.9580781568885 feet per second:
5.9 knots = 9.9580781568885 feet per second
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.10042098327058 × 5.9 knots.
Another way is saying that 5.9 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.10042098327058 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five point nine knots is approximately nine point nine five eight feet per second:
5.9 kt ≅ 9.958 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point one times five point nine knots.
Conversion table
knots to feet per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to feet per second
knots (kt) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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6.9 knots | 11.646 feet per second |
7.9 knots | 13.334 feet per second |
8.9 knots | 15.022 feet per second |
9.9 knots | 16.709 feet per second |
10.9 knots | 18.397 feet per second |
11.9 knots | 20.085 feet per second |
12.9 knots | 21.773 feet per second |
13.9 knots | 23.461 feet per second |
14.9 knots | 25.148 feet per second |
15.9 knots | 26.836 feet per second |