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 997.4 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 997.4 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
997.4 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 997.4 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 590.94334341304 kt
The final result is:
997.4 ft/s → 590.94334341304 kt
We conclude that 997.4 feet per second is equivalent to 590.94334341304 knots:
997.4 feet per second = 590.94334341304 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0016922096020651 × 997.4 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 997.4 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0016922096020651 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred ninety-seven point four feet per second is approximately five hundred ninety point nine four three knots:
997.4 ft/s ≅ 590.943 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred ninety-seven 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
feet per second (ft/s) | knots (kt) |
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998.4 feet per second | 591.536 knots |
999.4 feet per second | 592.128 knots |
1000.4 feet per second | 592.721 knots |
1001.4 feet per second | 593.313 knots |
1002.4 feet per second | 593.906 knots |
1003.4 feet per second | 594.498 knots |
1004.4 feet per second | 595.091 knots |
1005.4 feet per second | 595.683 knots |
1006.4 feet per second | 596.276 knots |
1007.4 feet per second | 596.868 knots |