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Is 190 knots as fast as an Arrow (archery)?

It's about one-and-one-tenth times as fast as an Arrow (archery)
The speed of an Arrow (archery) is about 174.30 knots.
(250 g arrow fired from 60#/28" bow)
A 250 gram arrow will reach speeds of approximately 174.30 knots when fired from a 60-lb, 28-inch draw bow . Archeological evidence from the Ahrensburg valley near Hamburg, Germany indicates that arrows have been used since at least 11 to 12,000 years ago.
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