Convert 1 Knot to Feet per Second
How fast is 1 knot? What is 1 knot in feet per second? 1 knots to fps conversion.
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1 Knot ≈
1.6878099 Feet per Second
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Result in Plain English
1 knot is equal to about 1.69 feet per second.
In Scientific Notation
1 knot
= 1 x 100 knots
≈ 1.68781 x 100 feet per second
Knots
A knot is a unit of speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour. Something traveling at one knot is going about 1.151 land miles per hour.Common abbreviations: kn, kt
Feet per Second
A foot per second is a unit of speed. Something traveling at one foot per second is traveling exactly 0.3048 meters per second, or about 0.682 miles per hour.Common abbreviations: ft/s, fps