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 580.5 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 580.5 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
580.5 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 580.5 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 979.7736220464 ft/s
The final result is:
580.5 kt → 979.7736220464 ft/s
We conclude that 580.5 knots is equivalent to 979.7736220464 feet per second:
580.5 knots = 979.7736220464 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 0.0010206439298818 × 580.5 knots.
Another way is saying that 580.5 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0010206439298818 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 eighty point five knots is approximately nine hundred seventy-nine point seven seven four feet per second:
580.5 kt ≅ 979.774 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times five hundred eighty point five 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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581.5 knots | 981.461 feet per second |
582.5 knots | 983.149 feet per second |
583.5 knots | 984.837 feet per second |
584.5 knots | 986.525 feet per second |
585.5 knots | 988.213 feet per second |
586.5 knots | 989.9 feet per second |
587.5 knots | 991.588 feet per second |
588.5 knots | 993.276 feet per second |
589.5 knots | 994.964 feet per second |
590.5 knots | 996.652 feet per second |