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10-29-2005 | 08:12 PM

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RE: converting knots to mph

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ORIGINAL: khodges

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ORIGINAL: MajorTomski

DO NO say or write it as

KNOTS per hour.

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WHY KNOT?

Statute mile= 5,280 ft
Nautical mile= 6,072 ft, or one second of latitude.

1 nautical mile is one minute of latitude.

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