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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 947 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 947 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

947 kt → V(ft/s)

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

V(ft/s) = 947 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V(ft/s) = 1598.3559346735 ft/s

The final result is:

947 kt → 1598.3559346735 ft/s

We conclude that 947 knots is equivalent to 1598.3559346735 feet per second:

947 knots = 1598.3559346735 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 0.00062564287359705 × 947 knots.

Another way is saying that 947 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00062564287359705 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

947 kt ≅ 1598.356 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times nine hundred forty-seven 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)
948 knots 1600.044 feet per second
949 knots 1601.732 feet per second
950 knots 1603.419 feet per second
951 knots 1605.107 feet per second
952 knots 1606.795 feet per second
953 knots 1608.483 feet per second
954 knots 1610.171 feet per second
955 knots 1611.858 feet per second
956 knots 1613.546 feet per second
957 knots 1615.234 feet per second