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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 74.2 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 74.2 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

74.2 kt → V(ft/s)

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

V(ft/s) = 74.2 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V(ft/s) = 125.2354913968 ft/s

The final result is:

74.2 kt → 125.2354913968 ft/s

We conclude that 74.2 knots is equivalent to 125.2354913968 feet per second:

74.2 knots = 125.2354913968 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 0.0079849568907872 × 74.2 knots.

Another way is saying that 74.2 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0079849568907872 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

74.2 kt ≅ 125.235 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero eight times seventy-four point two 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)
75.2 knots 126.923 feet per second
76.2 knots 128.611 feet per second
77.2 knots 130.299 feet per second
78.2 knots 131.987 feet per second
79.2 knots 133.675 feet per second
80.2 knots 135.362 feet per second
81.2 knots 137.05 feet per second
82.2 knots 138.738 feet per second
83.2 knots 140.426 feet per second
84.2 knots 142.114 feet per second