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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 98 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 98 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

98 kt → V(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V(ft/s) = 98 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V(ft/s) = 165.40536599577 ft/s

The final result is:

98 kt → 165.40536599577 ft/s

We conclude that 98 knots is equivalent to 165.40536599577 feet per second:

98 knots = 165.40536599577 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 0.0060457530744531 × 98 knots.

Another way is saying that 98 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0060457530744531 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that ninety-eight knots is approximately one hundred sixty-five point four zero five feet per second:

98 kt ≅ 165.405 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero six times ninety-eight 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)
99 knots 167.093 feet per second
100 knots 168.781 feet per second
101 knots 170.469 feet per second
102 knots 172.157 feet per second
103 knots 173.844 feet per second
104 knots 175.532 feet per second
105 knots 177.22 feet per second
106 knots 178.908 feet per second
107 knots 180.596 feet per second
108 knots 182.283 feet per second