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  2. Knot (unit) - Wikipedia

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    The knot (/ n ɒ t /) is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour, exactly 1.852 km/h (approximately 1.151 mph or 0.514 m/s). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The ISO standard symbol for the knot is kn . [ 3 ]

  3. Orders of magnitude (speed) - Wikipedia

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    1 knot (nautical mile per hour) 10 0: 1.2: 4.32: ... 30–50: 18–31: 2.7–4.7 ... speed of go-fast boat. 40: 140: 90: 1.3 ...

  4. Gading Marine FIC / FAC - Wikipedia

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    2.1 G2000 Fast Assault Craft (FAC) 18m Class / FAC PC 31. 2.2 G2000 MK I Fast Interceptor Craft (FIC) 18m Class. ... Top speed of 50 knots. [12] Operators

  5. This 55-Foot Pocket Superyacht Hits a Speedy 50 Knots - AOL

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    Filippetti Yachts will debut its Centrostiledesign 55S Sport yacht to the U.S. market at the Miami yacht show in February.

  6. Speed sailing - Wikipedia

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    Douglas also became the world's third over-50 knots sailor, when on 8 September he made a 50.54 knots (93.60 km/h) run. [11] The current speed record over a 500 meter (1,640 ft) course for a kiteboard, officially ratified by the World Sailing Speed Record Council, is 55.65 kn, held by Robert Douglas, and set in Luderitz, Namibia in October 2010 ...

  7. Airspeed - Wikipedia

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    Airspeed is commonly given in knots (kn). Since 2010, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recommends using kilometers per hour (km/h) for airspeed (and meters per second for wind speed on runways), but allows using the de facto standard of knots, and has no set date on when to stop.

  8. MK13-class missile boat - Wikipedia

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    MK13 is a class of fast patrol craft armed with both anti-ship missile and torpedo ... Its cruising radius is 3,000 nautical miles (5,600 km) at a speed of 50 knots ...

  9. Indicated airspeed - Wikipedia

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    A basic airspeed indicator with the indicated airspeed (IAS) indicated in knots ("Kt" or "Kts" or "KIAS") -- the most common unit of measure for airspeed. Some airspeed indicators in aircraft prior to the mid-1970s indicate in miles per hour plus knots (1 knot = 1.15 mph) or kilometers per hour (1 knot = 1.85 km/h).