Unit Converter
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 81.7 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 81.7 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
81.7 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 81.7 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 137.89406532505 ft/s
The final result is:
81.7 kt → 137.89406532505 ft/s
We conclude that 81.7 knots is equivalent to 137.89406532505 feet per second:
81.7 knots = 137.89406532505 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 0.0072519437123183 × 81.7 knots.
Another way is saying that 81.7 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0072519437123183 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eighty-one point seven knots is approximately one hundred thirty-seven point eight nine four feet per second:
81.7 kt ≅ 137.894 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero seven times eighty-one point seven 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) |
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82.7 knots | 139.582 feet per second |
83.7 knots | 141.27 feet per second |
84.7 knots | 142.957 feet per second |
85.7 knots | 144.645 feet per second |
86.7 knots | 146.333 feet per second |
87.7 knots | 148.021 feet per second |
88.7 knots | 149.709 feet per second |
89.7 knots | 151.397 feet per second |
90.7 knots | 153.084 feet per second |
91.7 knots | 154.772 feet per second |