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 497 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 497 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

497 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 497 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 838.84149897857 ft/s

The final result is:

497 kt → 838.84149897857 ft/s

We conclude that 497 knots is equivalent to 838.84149897857 feet per second:

497 knots = 838.84149897857 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 0.0011921203245401 × 497 knots.

Another way is saying that 497 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011921203245401 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-seven knots is approximately eight hundred thirty-eight point eight four one feet per second:

497 kt ≅ 838.841 ft/s

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