Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 1242 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 1242 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

1242 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 1242 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 735.86488121014 kt

The final result is:

1242 ft/s → 735.86488121014 kt

We conclude that 1242 feet per second is equivalent to 735.86488121014 knots:

1242 feet per second = 735.86488121014 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0013589451345409 × 1242 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 1242 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0013589451345409 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand two hundred forty-two feet per second is approximately seven hundred thirty-five point eight six five knots:

1242 ft/s ≅ 735.865 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand two hundred forty-two feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots