Unit Converter
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 1490 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1490 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
1490 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 1490 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 2514.8366870786 ft/s
The final result is:
1490 kt → 2514.8366870786 ft/s
We conclude that 1490 knots is equivalent to 2514.8366870786 feet per second:
1490 knots = 2514.8366870786 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 0.00039764013509826 × 1490 knots.
Another way is saying that 1490 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00039764013509826 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand four hundred ninety knots is approximately two thousand five hundred fourteen point eight three seven feet per second:
1490 kt ≅ 2514.837 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand four hundred ninety 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
knots (kt) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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1491 knots | 2516.524 feet per second |
1492 knots | 2518.212 feet per second |
1493 knots | 2519.9 feet per second |
1494 knots | 2521.588 feet per second |
1495 knots | 2523.276 feet per second |
1496 knots | 2524.964 feet per second |
1497 knots | 2526.651 feet per second |
1498 knots | 2528.339 feet per second |
1499 knots | 2530.027 feet per second |
1500 knots | 2531.715 feet per second |