Knots in an airplane and just normal MPH?
2006-06-07 10:17:31 · 9 answers · asked by Edmond B 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
Knots refers to nautical miles per hour. A "knot" is about equal to
1.15 statute mph, so multiply "knots by 1.15
2006-06-07 10:21:28 · answer #1 · answered by belate 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
knots is a unit of measurement as is statute miles or MPH there are several on-line calculators that will translate for you or you could use a calculator. Knots will always be a smaller number in comparison to statute. Try landings.com for an on-line calculator.
2006-06-07 10:25:48 · answer #2 · answered by pecker_head_bill 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Knot usually for plane or for ship that travel not in a flat ground as we can measure them in mph. As plan or ship travel on curve (world is a sphere), it is not practical to measure them like our car which is travel on flat ground.
1 knot = 1 noutical miles = 1.15 miles/hour on flat ground.
2006-06-08 02:56:03 · answer #3 · answered by Ho K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a mile per hour..is the speed of 5280 feet per hour
a knot..is going 6076 feet per hour
a knot is derived by taking one minute..of ONE degree at the equator (360 total degrees...so 1/60th of 1 degree of the Earth is a nautical mile...6076 feet)
so the knot is determined by that measurement..and is what is used in almost all navigation (boating, flying, etc)
2006-06-07 11:27:39 · answer #4 · answered by andy171773 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
300+ mph i believe
2006-06-07 12:36:11 · answer #5 · answered by Jubei 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you ever try to out run an jet good-luck. oh about 100 miles different
2006-06-07 10:22:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's to do with the speed of wind
2006-06-07 10:36:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
who knows
2006-06-07 10:29:51 · answer #8 · answered by sunset_bridge 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.carolinasailingclub.org/fleets/th155/convert.html
Now you can see how it is done
2006-06-07 10:25:38 · answer #9 · answered by mailbox1024 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋