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1 ft/s = 0.5924838 kn(Feet per second → Knot)
To convert feet per second to knots, multiply the value by 0.5924838. Speed conversions appear in wind loading, air velocity in ducts and transport analysis, where codes mix metric and imperial units.
Feet per second (ft/s) is the imperial speed unit used in engineering.
The knot (kn) is one nautical mile per hour.
1 ft/s equals 0.5924838 kn.
Multiply the value by 0.5924838. For example, 10 ft/s equals 5.924838 kn.
1 kn equals 1.6878099 ft/s. The converter above works in both directions, so you can type into either field.
Eurocode and most metric standards state basic wind speed in meters per second, while US standards such as ASCE 7 use miles per hour. Check the averaging period as well as the unit.
One knot is one nautical mile per hour, about 0.514 m/s. It is standard in marine works, aviation and meteorological data.
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