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 787.9 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 787.9 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

787.9 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 787.9 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1329.8253864089 ft/s

The final result is:

787.9 kt → 1329.8253864089 ft/s

We conclude that 787.9 knots is equivalent to 1329.8253864089 feet per second:

787.9 knots = 1329.8253864089 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 0.00075197842530322 × 787.9 knots.

Another way is saying that 787.9 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00075197842530322 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 eighty-seven point nine knots is approximately one thousand three hundred twenty-nine point eight two five feet per second:

787.9 kt ≅ 1329.825 ft/s

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