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 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 511 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 kt → V_(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V_(ft/s) = 511 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 862.47083697797 ft/s

The final result is:

511 kt → 862.47083697797 ft/s

We conclude that 511 knots is equivalent to 862.47083697797 feet per second:

511 knots = 862.47083697797 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 0.0011594594937307 × 511 knots.

Another way is saying that 511 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011594594937307 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 knots is approximately eight hundred sixty-two point four seven one feet per second:

511 kt ≅ 862.471 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times five hundred eleven 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