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 971 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 971 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

971 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 971 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1638.8633712438 ft/s

The final result is:

971 kt → 1638.8633712438 ft/s

We conclude that 971 knots is equivalent to 1638.8633712438 feet per second:

971 knots = 1638.8633712438 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 0.00061017899206633 × 971 knots.

Another way is saying that 971 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00061017899206633 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 seventy-one knots is approximately one thousand six hundred thirty-eight point eight six three feet per second:

971 kt ≅ 1638.863 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times nine hundred seventy-one 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