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 972.2 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 972.2 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
972.2 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 972.2 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 1640.8887430724 ft/s
The final result is:
972.2 kt → 1640.8887430724 ft/s
We conclude that 972.2 knots is equivalent to 1640.8887430724 feet per second:
972.2 knots = 1640.8887430724 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 0.00060942583963835 × 972.2 knots.
Another way is saying that 972.2 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00060942583963835 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-two point two knots is approximately one thousand six hundred forty point eight eight nine feet per second:
972.2 kt ≅ 1640.889 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times nine hundred seventy-two point two 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) |
---|---|
973.2 knots | 1642.577 feet per second |
974.2 knots | 1644.264 feet per second |
975.2 knots | 1645.952 feet per second |
976.2 knots | 1647.64 feet per second |
977.2 knots | 1649.328 feet per second |
978.2 knots | 1651.016 feet per second |
979.2 knots | 1652.703 feet per second |
980.2 knots | 1654.391 feet per second |
981.2 knots | 1656.079 feet per second |
982.2 knots | 1657.767 feet per second |