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 517 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 517 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

517 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 517 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 872.59769612056 ft/s

The final result is:

517 kt → 872.59769612056 ft/s

We conclude that 517 knots is equivalent to 872.59769612056 feet per second:

517 knots = 872.59769612056 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 0.0011460034841323 × 517 knots.

Another way is saying that 517 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011460034841323 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 seventeen knots is approximately eight hundred seventy-two point five nine eight feet per second:

517 kt ≅ 872.598 ft/s

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