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 972.9 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 972.9 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
972.9 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 972.9 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 576.42749028128 kt
The final result is:
972.9 ft/s → 576.42749028128 kt
We conclude that 972.9 feet per second is equivalent to 576.42749028128 knots:
972.9 feet per second = 576.42749028128 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0017348235760096 × 972.9 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 972.9 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0017348235760096 knots.
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 nine feet per second is approximately five hundred seventy-six point four two seven knots:
972.9 ft/s ≅ 576.427 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred seventy-two point nine 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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973.9 feet per second | 577.02 knots |
974.9 feet per second | 577.612 knots |
975.9 feet per second | 578.205 knots |
976.9 feet per second | 578.797 knots |
977.9 feet per second | 579.39 knots |
978.9 feet per second | 579.982 knots |
979.9 feet per second | 580.575 knots |
980.9 feet per second | 581.167 knots |
981.9 feet per second | 581.76 knots |
982.9 feet per second | 582.352 knots |