In a U.S fighter jet, do the instruments that use distance read in knots or miles?

Question

In a U.S fighter jet, do the instruments that use distance read in knots or miles?

Answer 1

Knots are a unit of speed (nautical miles per hour) so distance is displayed in nautical miles.

Answer 2

statute miles

Answer 3

It's knots, which is nautical miles.

Answer 4

actually, albert, 1 nautical mile is equal to 1.150779448 statute miles

Answer 5

Nautical miles

Answer 6

A knot is a measure of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour.

A nautical mile is a measure of distance equal in practical terms to 1,000 fathoms, or 6,000 feet.  That's close enough to 1.15 statute miles.

All aircraft instruments have been calibrated in nautical miles and knots since 1968.

Answer 7

Knots are airspeed, nautical miles is distance measurement. All planes use nautical miles, each nautical mile is about two miles.