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What is the measurement of a knot in a mile?
A 'Knot' is the speed of a ship at sea, in 'Nautical miles per hour'. A Nautical mile is longer than a land mile. A Nautical mile is one sixtieth of a degree. of curvature of the Earth's surface. NB Land miles are measured in 'Miles per Hour (MPH)'.
Is a nautical mile the same as a land mile?
No.
Why is a swimming mile shorter than a land mile?
Because
One mile in a swimming equals how many miles on land?
One land mile equals 5280 feet. One nautical mile equals 6076.12 feet. So one nautical mile equals 1.15 land miles.
Does braking distance decrease as speed increase?
No. If it did, you'd need a 5-mile driveway at your house, but a jet fighter could land on a 2-foot runway.
When was the current land speed broken?
The current 1 mile land speed record of 763.035 set in 1997, held by ThrustSSC still stands so it has not been broken.
How fast does a pronghorn?
Second in land speed only to the cheetah, the pronghorn can make 55 mph- for half a mile.
How do you work out the speed of land speed record?
The current ultimate land speed record was set in 1997 at 763 mph which is recorded at top speed through a 1 mile speed trap. The run is then ran in the other direction within 1 hour. The average of both runs is the official record.
What is the quickest time for one mile in the world?
try wikipedia site for land speed http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_speed_record
How many feet are in a land based mile?
5280 feet in a land mile
What is the measurement of a knot in a mile?
A 'Knot' is the speed of a ship at sea, in 'Nautical miles per hour'. A Nautical mile is longer than a land mile. A Nautical mile is one sixtieth of a degree. of curvature of the Earth's surface. NB Land miles are measured in 'Miles per Hour (MPH)'.
Is a nautical mile the same as a land mile?
No.
What speed to drive one mile?
You can drive a mile at any speed, as long as you have enough time to do so.
What animal is capable of 60-mile-per-hour bursts of speed and is the world's fastest land animal over short distances?
The cheetah.
How do you convert a nautical mile to regular mile?
To convert from miles (nautical) to miles (statute), multiply by 1.1516.12 nautical miles = 13.8192 miles Convet from Miles to Nautical miles
How many kilometer is one land mile?
One land mile is equal to approximately 1.609 kilometers.
Capable of 60-mile-per-hour bursts of speed what is the world's fastest land animal?
a cheetah's the fastest running land animal.its tail helps it balance while it runs.witch is a helper =]
