Unit Converter
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 997.4 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 997.4 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
997.4 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 997.4 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 1683.4215514713 ft/s
The final result is:
997.4 kt → 1683.4215514713 ft/s
We conclude that 997.4 knots is equivalent to 1683.4215514713 feet per second:
997.4 knots = 1683.4215514713 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 0.00059402827481092 × 997.4 knots.
Another way is saying that 997.4 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00059402827481092 feet per second.
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 knots is approximately one thousand six hundred eighty-three point four two two feet per second:
997.4 kt ≅ 1683.422 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times nine hundred ninety-seven point four 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) |
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998.4 knots | 1685.109 feet per second |
999.4 knots | 1686.797 feet per second |
1000.4 knots | 1688.485 feet per second |
1001.4 knots | 1690.173 feet per second |
1002.4 knots | 1691.861 feet per second |
1003.4 knots | 1693.548 feet per second |
1004.4 knots | 1695.236 feet per second |
1005.4 knots | 1696.924 feet per second |
1006.4 knots | 1698.612 feet per second |
1007.4 knots | 1700.3 feet per second |