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 1642 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1642 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

1642 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1642 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2771.3837853578 ft/s

The final result is:

1642 kt → 2771.3837853578 ft/s

We conclude that 1642 knots is equivalent to 2771.3837853578 feet per second:

1642 knots = 2771.3837853578 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 0.00036083057326212 × 1642 knots.

Another way is saying that 1642 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00036083057326212 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 six hundred forty-two knots is approximately two thousand seven hundred seventy-one point three eight four feet per second:

1642 kt ≅ 2771.384 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand six 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