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 1270 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1270 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
1270 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 1270 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 2143.5185185167 ft/s
The final result is:
1270 kt → 2143.5185185167 ft/s
We conclude that 1270 knots is equivalent to 2143.5185185167 feet per second:
1270 knots = 2143.5185185167 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 0.00046652267818615 × 1270 knots.
Another way is saying that 1270 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00046652267818615 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred seventy knots is approximately two thousand one hundred forty-three point five one nine feet per second:
1270 kt ≅ 2143.519 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand two hundred seventy 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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1271 knots | 2145.206 feet per second |
1272 knots | 2146.894 feet per second |
1273 knots | 2148.582 feet per second |
1274 knots | 2150.27 feet per second |
1275 knots | 2151.958 feet per second |
1276 knots | 2153.645 feet per second |
1277 knots | 2155.333 feet per second |
1278 knots | 2157.021 feet per second |
1279 knots | 2158.709 feet per second |
1280 knots | 2160.397 feet per second |