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 996.9 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 996.9 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
996.9 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 996.9 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 590.64710151239 kt
The final result is:
996.9 ft/s → 590.64710151239 kt
We conclude that 996.9 feet per second is equivalent to 590.64710151239 knots:
996.9 feet per second = 590.64710151239 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0016930583379474 × 996.9 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 996.9 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0016930583379474 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 nine feet per second is approximately five hundred ninety point six four seven knots:
996.9 ft/s ≅ 590.647 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred ninety-six 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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997.9 feet per second | 591.24 knots |
998.9 feet per second | 591.832 knots |
999.9 feet per second | 592.425 knots |
1000.9 feet per second | 593.017 knots |
1001.9 feet per second | 593.61 knots |
1002.9 feet per second | 594.202 knots |
1003.9 feet per second | 594.794 knots |
1004.9 feet per second | 595.387 knots |
1005.9 feet per second | 595.979 knots |
1006.9 feet per second | 596.572 knots |