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 977.6 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 977.6 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
977.6 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 977.6 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 579.21216414737 kt
The final result is:
977.6 ft/s → 579.21216414737 kt
We conclude that 977.6 feet per second is equivalent to 579.21216414737 knots:
977.6 feet per second = 579.21216414737 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.001726483078048 × 977.6 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 977.6 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.001726483078048 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred seventy-seven point six feet per second is approximately five hundred seventy-nine point two one two knots:
977.6 ft/s ≅ 579.212 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred seventy-seven point six 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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978.6 feet per second | 579.805 knots |
979.6 feet per second | 580.397 knots |
980.6 feet per second | 580.99 knots |
981.6 feet per second | 581.582 knots |
982.6 feet per second | 582.175 knots |
983.6 feet per second | 582.767 knots |
984.6 feet per second | 583.36 knots |
985.6 feet per second | 583.952 knots |
986.6 feet per second | 584.545 knots |
987.6 feet per second | 585.137 knots |