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 1493 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1493 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
1493 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 1493 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 2519.9001166499 ft/s
The final result is:
1493 kt → 2519.9001166499 ft/s
We conclude that 1493 knots is equivalent to 2519.9001166499 feet per second:
1493 knots = 2519.9001166499 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 0.0003968411261195 × 1493 knots.
Another way is saying that 1493 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0003968411261195 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-three knots is approximately two thousand five hundred nineteen point nine feet per second:
1493 kt ≅ 2519.9 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand four hundred ninety-three 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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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 |
1501 knots | 2533.403 feet per second |
1502 knots | 2535.09 feet per second |
1503 knots | 2536.778 feet per second |