20 Feet per Second to Knots

Convert 20 feet per second (ft/s) to knots (kn) with formulas, examples, and conversion tables.

ft/s
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20 ft/s = 11.8497 kn
Full precision:11.8497 kn
Step-by-Step Solution

To convert 20 feet per second to knots, we divide by 1.6878 because one knot equals exactly 1.6878 feet per second.

1 knot = 1.6878 feet per second

Since there are 1.6878 feet per second in every knot, we divide our value by this factor:

20 ÷ 1.6878 = 11.8497 knots

So 20 feet per second = 11.8497 knots.

✓Quick check: 11.8497 × 1.6878 = 20 feet per second
↔ Knots to Feet per Second

Feet per Second to Knots Conversion Table

Feet per SecondKnots
1 ft/s0.59248 kn
2 ft/s1.185 kn
3 ft/s1.7775 kn
4 ft/s2.3699 kn
5 ft/s2.9624 kn
10 ft/s5.9248 kn
20 ft/s11.8497 kn
50 ft/s29.6242 kn
100 ft/s59.2484 kn

20 Feet per Second in Other Units

Unit20 ft/s =
ft/s to m/s6.096 m/s
ft/s to km/h21.9456 km/h
Feet per Second to Centimeters per Second609.6 cm/s
ft/s to mph13.6364 mph
Feet per Second to Inches per Second240 in/s
Feet per Second to Knots11.8497 kn
Feet per Second to Mach0.017914 Mach
Feet per Second to Speed of Light2.0334e-8 c
Feet per Second to Kilometers per Second0.006096 km/s

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