Unit Converter
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 68.9 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 68.9 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
68.9 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 68.9 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 116.29009915417 ft/s
The final result is:
68.9 kt → 116.29009915417 ft/s
We conclude that 68.9 knots is equivalent to 116.29009915417 feet per second:
68.9 knots = 116.29009915417 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 0.0085991843439246 × 68.9 knots.
Another way is saying that 68.9 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0085991843439246 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that sixty-eight point nine knots is approximately one hundred sixteen point two nine feet per second:
68.9 kt ≅ 116.29 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero nine times sixty-eight point nine 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) |
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69.9 knots | 117.978 feet per second |
70.9 knots | 119.666 feet per second |
71.9 knots | 121.354 feet per second |
72.9 knots | 123.041 feet per second |
73.9 knots | 124.729 feet per second |
74.9 knots | 126.417 feet per second |
75.9 knots | 128.105 feet per second |
76.9 knots | 129.793 feet per second |
77.9 knots | 131.48 feet per second |
78.9 knots | 133.168 feet per second |