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 992.4 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 992.4 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

992.4 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 992.4 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 587.98092440656 kt

The final result is:

992.4 ft/s → 587.98092440656 kt

We conclude that 992.4 feet per second is equivalent to 587.98092440656 knots:

992.4 feet per second = 587.98092440656 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0017007354464931 × 992.4 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 992.4 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0017007354464931 knots.

Approximate result

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

992.4 ft/s ≅ 587.981 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred ninety-two point four 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