Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 7143 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 7143 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

7143 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 7143 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 4232.1117926602 kt

The final result is:

7143 ft/s → 4232.1117926602 kt

We conclude that 7143 feet per second is equivalent to 4232.1117926602 knots:

7143 feet per second = 4232.1117926602 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00023628865422088 × 7143 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 7143 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00023628865422088 knots.

Approximate result

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

7143 ft/s ≅ 4232.112 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times seven thousand one hundred forty-three feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots