What is foot per second?

Foot per second is a unit of speed in imperial and US customary systems. It is used in ballistics, sports science, and engineering calculations that rely on US customary units.

What is knot?

A knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, approximately 1.852 km/h. It is the international standard for maritime navigation, aviation, and meteorological wind speed reporting.

Worked examples

1 foot per second = 0.5924838 knot

1 knot = 0.51444444 metre per second

More Speed conversions

• Convert foot per second to metre per second
• Convert foot per second to kilometre per hour
• Convert foot per second to mile per hour
• Convert foot per second to knot
• Convert foot per second to metre per minute
• Convert foot per second to kilometre per second
• Convert foot per second to mach (approx at sea level)
• Convert foot per second to centimetre per second
• Convert foot per second to mile per minute

Assumption: Mach uses an approximate sea-level reference (about 340.29 m/s).