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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 498 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 498 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

498 kt → V(ft/s)

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

V(ft/s) = 498 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V(ft/s) = 840.52930883567 ft/s

The final result is:

498 kt → 840.52930883567 ft/s

We conclude that 498 knots is equivalent to 840.52930883567 feet per second:

498 knots = 840.52930883567 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 0.0011897265086273 × 498 knots.

Another way is saying that 498 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011897265086273 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-eight knots is approximately eight hundred forty point five two nine feet per second:

498 kt ≅ 840.529 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred ninety-eight 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)
499 knots 842.217 feet per second
500 knots 843.905 feet per second
501 knots 845.593 feet per second
502 knots 847.281 feet per second
503 knots 848.968 feet per second
504 knots 850.656 feet per second
505 knots 852.344 feet per second
506 knots 854.032 feet per second
507 knots 855.72 feet per second
508 knots 857.407 feet per second