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 769 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 769 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

769 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 769 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1297.9257801097 ft/s

The final result is:

769 kt → 1297.9257801097 ft/s

We conclude that 769 knots is equivalent to 1297.9257801097 feet per second:

769 knots = 1297.9257801097 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 0.00077046007970924 × 769 knots.

Another way is saying that 769 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00077046007970924 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

769 kt ≅ 1297.926 ft/s

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