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 494 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 494 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

494 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 494 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 833.77806940727 ft/s

The final result is:

494 kt → 833.77806940727 ft/s

We conclude that 494 knots is equivalent to 833.77806940727 feet per second:

494 knots = 833.77806940727 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 0.0011993599216526 × 494 knots.

Another way is saying that 494 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011993599216526 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred ninety-four knots is approximately eight hundred thirty-three point seven seven eight feet per second:

494 kt ≅ 833.778 ft/s

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