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 117 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 117 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

117 kt → V_(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V_(ft/s) = 117 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 197.47375328067 ft/s

The final result is:

117 kt → 197.47375328067 ft/s

We conclude that 117 knots is equivalent to 197.47375328067 feet per second:

117 knots = 197.47375328067 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 0.0050639641136445 × 117 knots.

Another way is saying that 117 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0050639641136445 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventeen knots is approximately one hundred ninety-seven point four seven four feet per second:

117 kt ≅ 197.474 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero five times one hundred seventeen 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