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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 78.1 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 78.1 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

78.1 kt → V(ft/s)

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

V(ft/s) = 78.1 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V(ft/s) = 131.81794983949 ft/s

The final result is:

78.1 kt → 131.81794983949 ft/s

We conclude that 78.1 knots is equivalent to 131.81794983949 feet per second:

78.1 knots = 131.81794983949 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 0.0075862202470731 × 78.1 knots.

Another way is saying that 78.1 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0075862202470731 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

78.1 kt ≅ 131.818 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero eight times seventy-eight point one 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)
79.1 knots 133.506 feet per second
80.1 knots 135.194 feet per second
81.1 knots 136.881 feet per second
82.1 knots 138.569 feet per second
83.1 knots 140.257 feet per second
84.1 knots 141.945 feet per second
85.1 knots 143.633 feet per second
86.1 knots 145.32 feet per second
87.1 knots 147.008 feet per second
88.1 knots 148.696 feet per second