Unit Converter
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 142.9 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 142.9 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
142.9 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 142.9 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 84.665935205257 kt
The final result is:
142.9 ft/s → 84.665935205257 kt
We conclude that 142.9 feet per second is equivalent to 84.665935205257 knots:
142.9 feet per second = 84.665935205257 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.011811125662 × 142.9 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 142.9 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.011811125662 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred forty-two point nine feet per second is approximately eighty-four point six six six knots:
142.9 ft/s ≅ 84.666 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero one two times one hundred forty-two point nine 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) |
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143.9 feet per second | 85.258 knots |
144.9 feet per second | 85.851 knots |
145.9 feet per second | 86.443 knots |
146.9 feet per second | 87.036 knots |
147.9 feet per second | 87.628 knots |
148.9 feet per second | 88.221 knots |
149.9 feet per second | 88.813 knots |
150.9 feet per second | 89.406 knots |
151.9 feet per second | 89.998 knots |
152.9 feet per second | 90.591 knots |