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 126 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 126 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

126 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 126 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 212.66404199457 ft/s

The final result is:

126 kt → 212.66404199457 ft/s

We conclude that 126 knots is equivalent to 212.66404199457 feet per second:

126 knots = 212.66404199457 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 0.0047022523912413 × 126 knots.

Another way is saying that 126 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0047022523912413 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 twenty-six knots is approximately two hundred twelve point six six four feet per second:

126 kt ≅ 212.664 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero five times one hundred twenty-six 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