Convert 17 Knots to Feet per Second
How fast is 17 knots? What is 17 knots in feet per second? 17 knots to fps conversion.
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17 Knots ≈
28.692768 Feet per Second
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Result in Plain English
17 knots is equal to about 28.7 feet per second.
In Scientific Notation
17 knots
= 1.7 x 101 knots
≈ 2.86928 x 101 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