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 988.2 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 988.2 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
988.2 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 988.2 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 585.49249244111 kt
The final result is:
988.2 ft/s → 585.49249244111 kt
We conclude that 988.2 feet per second is equivalent to 585.49249244111 knots:
988.2 feet per second = 585.49249244111 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0017079638302972 × 988.2 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 988.2 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0017079638302972 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that nine hundred eighty-eight point two feet per second is approximately five hundred eighty-five point four nine two knots:
988.2 ft/s ≅ 585.492 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred eighty-eight point two 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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989.2 feet per second | 586.085 knots |
990.2 feet per second | 586.677 knots |
991.2 feet per second | 587.27 knots |
992.2 feet per second | 587.862 knots |
993.2 feet per second | 588.455 knots |
994.2 feet per second | 589.047 knots |
995.2 feet per second | 589.64 knots |
996.2 feet per second | 590.232 knots |
997.2 feet per second | 590.825 knots |
998.2 feet per second | 591.417 knots |