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 511.3 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 511.3 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
511.3 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 511.3 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 862.9771799351 ft/s
The final result is:
511.3 kt → 862.9771799351 ft/s
We conclude that 511.3 knots is equivalent to 862.9771799351 feet per second:
511.3 knots = 862.9771799351 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 0.0011587791928348 × 511.3 knots.
Another way is saying that 511.3 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011587791928348 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred eleven point three knots is approximately eight hundred sixty-two point nine seven seven feet per second:
511.3 kt ≅ 862.977 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times five hundred eleven point three 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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512.3 knots | 864.665 feet per second |
513.3 knots | 866.353 feet per second |
514.3 knots | 868.041 feet per second |
515.3 knots | 869.728 feet per second |
516.3 knots | 871.416 feet per second |
517.3 knots | 873.104 feet per second |
518.3 knots | 874.792 feet per second |
519.3 knots | 876.48 feet per second |
520.3 knots | 878.167 feet per second |
521.3 knots | 879.855 feet per second |