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 142 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 142 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

142 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 142 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 239.66899970816 ft/s

The final result is:

142 kt → 239.66899970816 ft/s

We conclude that 142 knots is equivalent to 239.66899970816 feet per second:

142 knots = 239.66899970816 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 0.0041724211358902 × 142 knots.

Another way is saying that 142 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0041724211358902 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 forty-two knots is approximately two hundred thirty-nine point six six nine feet per second:

142 kt ≅ 239.669 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero four times one hundred forty-two 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