Convert 290 Knots to Feet per Second
How fast is 290 knots? What is 290 knots in feet per second? 290 knots to fps conversion.
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290 Knots ≈
489.46486 Feet per Second
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Result in Plain English
290 knots is equal to about 489 feet per second.
In Scientific Notation
290 knots
= 2.9 x 102 knots
≈ 4.89465 x 102 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