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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 342 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 342 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

342 kt → V(ft/s)

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

V(ft/s) = 342 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V(ft/s) = 577.23097112811 ft/s

The final result is:

342 kt → 577.23097112811 ft/s

We conclude that 342 knots is equivalent to 577.23097112811 feet per second:

342 knots = 577.23097112811 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 0.0017324087757205 × 342 knots.

Another way is saying that 342 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0017324087757205 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three hundred forty-two knots is approximately five hundred seventy-seven point two three one feet per second:

342 kt ≅ 577.231 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times three 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

knots (kt) feet per second (ft/s)
343 knots 578.919 feet per second
344 knots 580.607 feet per second
345 knots 582.294 feet per second
346 knots 583.982 feet per second
347 knots 585.67 feet per second
348 knots 587.358 feet per second
349 knots 589.046 feet per second
350 knots 590.733 feet per second
351 knots 592.421 feet per second
352 knots 594.109 feet per second