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 979.9 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 979.9 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
979.9 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 979.9 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 580.57487689035 kt
The final result is:
979.9 ft/s → 580.57487689035 kt
We conclude that 979.9 feet per second is equivalent to 580.57487689035 knots:
979.9 feet per second = 580.57487689035 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0017224307144604 × 979.9 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 979.9 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0017224307144604 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 nine feet per second is approximately five hundred eighty point five seven five knots:
979.9 ft/s ≅ 580.575 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred seventy-nine 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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980.9 feet per second | 581.167 knots |
981.9 feet per second | 581.76 knots |
982.9 feet per second | 582.352 knots |
983.9 feet per second | 582.945 knots |
984.9 feet per second | 583.537 knots |
985.9 feet per second | 584.13 knots |
986.9 feet per second | 584.722 knots |
987.9 feet per second | 585.315 knots |
988.9 feet per second | 585.907 knots |
989.9 feet per second | 586.5 knots |