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 977.5 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 977.5 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
977.5 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 977.5 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 579.15291576724 kt
The final result is:
977.5 ft/s → 579.15291576724 kt
We conclude that 977.5 feet per second is equivalent to 579.15291576724 knots:
977.5 feet per second = 579.15291576724 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0017266597003578 × 977.5 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 977.5 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0017266597003578 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred seventy-seven point five feet per second is approximately five hundred seventy-nine point one five three knots:
977.5 ft/s ≅ 579.153 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred seventy-seven point five 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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978.5 feet per second | 579.745 knots |
979.5 feet per second | 580.338 knots |
980.5 feet per second | 580.93 knots |
981.5 feet per second | 581.523 knots |
982.5 feet per second | 582.115 knots |
983.5 feet per second | 582.708 knots |
984.5 feet per second | 583.3 knots |
985.5 feet per second | 583.893 knots |
986.5 feet per second | 584.485 knots |
987.5 feet per second | 585.078 knots |