Unit Converter
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 897.3 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 897.3 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
897.3 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 897.3 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 531.63571490327 kt
The final result is:
897.3 ft/s → 531.63571490327 kt
We conclude that 897.3 feet per second is equivalent to 531.63571490327 knots:
897.3 feet per second = 531.63571490327 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0018809872474086 × 897.3 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 897.3 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0018809872474086 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred ninety-seven point three feet per second is approximately five hundred thirty-one point six three six knots:
897.3 ft/s ≅ 531.636 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times eight hundred ninety-seven point three 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
feet per second (ft/s) | knots (kt) |
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898.3 feet per second | 532.228 knots |
899.3 feet per second | 532.821 knots |
900.3 feet per second | 533.413 knots |
901.3 feet per second | 534.006 knots |
902.3 feet per second | 534.598 knots |
903.3 feet per second | 535.191 knots |
904.3 feet per second | 535.783 knots |
905.3 feet per second | 536.376 knots |
906.3 feet per second | 536.968 knots |
907.3 feet per second | 537.561 knots |