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 996.5 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 996.5 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
996.5 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 996.5 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 590.41010799187 kt
The final result is:
996.5 ft/s → 590.41010799187 kt
We conclude that 996.5 feet per second is equivalent to 590.41010799187 knots:
996.5 feet per second = 590.41010799187 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0016937379398894 × 996.5 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 996.5 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0016937379398894 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred ninety-six point five feet per second is approximately five hundred ninety point four one knots:
996.5 ft/s ≅ 590.41 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred ninety-six 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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997.5 feet per second | 591.003 knots |
998.5 feet per second | 591.595 knots |
999.5 feet per second | 592.188 knots |
1000.5 feet per second | 592.78 knots |
1001.5 feet per second | 593.373 knots |
1002.5 feet per second | 593.965 knots |
1003.5 feet per second | 594.557 knots |
1004.5 feet per second | 595.15 knots |
1005.5 feet per second | 595.742 knots |
1006.5 feet per second | 596.335 knots |