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 551 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 551 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

551 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 551 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 326.45857451432 kt

The final result is:

551 ft/s → 326.45857451432 kt

We conclude that 551 feet per second is equivalent to 326.45857451432 knots:

551 feet per second = 326.45857451432 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00306317578421 × 551 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 551 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00306317578421 knots.

Approximate result

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

551 ft/s ≅ 326.459 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero three times five hundred fifty-one 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