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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 139.6 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 139.6 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

139.6 ft/s → V(kt)

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

V(kt) = 139.6 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V(kt) = 82.710738660979 kt

The final result is:

139.6 ft/s → 82.710738660979 kt

We conclude that 139.6 feet per second is equivalent to 82.710738660979 knots:

139.6 feet per second = 82.710738660979 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.012090328489253 × 139.6 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 139.6 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.012090328489253 knots.

Approximate result

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

139.6 ft/s ≅ 82.711 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero one two times one hundred thirty-nine point six 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

feet per second (ft/s) knots (kt)
140.6 feet per second 83.303 knots
141.6 feet per second 83.896 knots
142.6 feet per second 84.488 knots
143.6 feet per second 85.081 knots
144.6 feet per second 85.673 knots
145.6 feet per second 86.266 knots
146.6 feet per second 86.858 knots
147.6 feet per second 87.451 knots
148.6 feet per second 88.043 knots
149.6 feet per second 88.636 knots