1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour.
Technically 1 nautical mile was the distance subtended by 1 minute of arc along a line of longitude which means at different latitudes it has different lengths (as the earth is geoid in shape - a squashed sphere). However it has been internationally agreed to be set at 1,852 m exactly or approx 6,076 feet
To convert nmi/hr to ft/second, convert to feet/hour by multiplying by 6076 and then divide by 3600 as there are 3600 seconds in each hour:
ie multiply the knots by 1.68781 to get approx ft/s
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Multiply the value in knots by 1.68 to get the approximate value in feet per second.
To convert knots to feet per second, you can multiply by 1.68781. Therefore, 430 knots is approximately 725 feet per second.
To convert knots to inches per second, use the conversion factor of 1 knot = 1.68781 inches per second. Multiply the speed in knots by this conversion factor to get the equivalent speed in inches per second.
To convert knots to meters per second, multiply the speed in knots by 0.514444. This conversion factor accounts for the difference in the units of measurement used for speed (nautical miles per hour for knots and meters per second).
To convert feet per second to meters per hour, you first convert feet to meters by multiplying by 0.3048 and then convert seconds to hours by dividing by 3600. Therefore, 217.65 feet per second is approximately 148.53 meters per hour.
To convert 750 feet per second to miles per minute, first convert feet to miles by dividing by 5,280 (since 1 mile = 5,280 feet). Then convert seconds to minutes by dividing by 60 (since 1 minute = 60 seconds). So, 750 feet per second is equal to 0.142 miles per minute.