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 979.8 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 979.8 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
979.8 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 979.8 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 580.51562851022 kt
The final result is:
979.8 ft/s → 580.51562851022 kt
We conclude that 979.8 feet per second is equivalent to 580.51562851022 knots:
979.8 feet per second = 580.51562851022 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0017226065085729 × 979.8 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 979.8 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0017226065085729 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred seventy-nine point eight feet per second is approximately five hundred eighty point five one six knots:
979.8 ft/s ≅ 580.516 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred seventy-nine point eight 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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980.8 feet per second | 581.108 knots |
981.8 feet per second | 581.701 knots |
982.8 feet per second | 582.293 knots |
983.8 feet per second | 582.886 knots |
984.8 feet per second | 583.478 knots |
985.8 feet per second | 584.071 knots |
986.8 feet per second | 584.663 knots |
987.8 feet per second | 585.255 knots |
988.8 feet per second | 585.848 knots |
989.8 feet per second | 586.44 knots |