Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from knots to feet per second is 1.6878098570997, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.6878098570997 feet per second:
1 kt = 1.6878098570997 ft/s
To convert 1042.9 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1042.9 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 kt → 1.6878098570997 ft/s
1042.9 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 1042.9 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 1760.2168999693 ft/s
The final result is:
1042.9 kt → 1760.2168999693 ft/s
We conclude that 1042.9 knots is equivalent to 1760.2168999693 feet per second:
1042.9 knots = 1760.2168999693 feet per second
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.00056811180486759 × 1042.9 knots.
Another way is saying that 1042.9 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00056811180486759 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand forty-two point nine knots is approximately one thousand seven hundred sixty point two one seven feet per second:
1042.9 kt ≅ 1760.217 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand forty-two point nine knots.
Conversion table
knots to feet per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to feet per second
knots (kt) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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1043.9 knots | 1761.905 feet per second |
1044.9 knots | 1763.593 feet per second |
1045.9 knots | 1765.28 feet per second |
1046.9 knots | 1766.968 feet per second |
1047.9 knots | 1768.656 feet per second |
1048.9 knots | 1770.344 feet per second |
1049.9 knots | 1772.032 feet per second |
1050.9 knots | 1773.719 feet per second |
1051.9 knots | 1775.407 feet per second |
1052.9 knots | 1777.095 feet per second |