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 82.6 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 82.6 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

82.6 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 82.6 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 139.41309419644 ft/s

The final result is:

82.6 kt → 139.41309419644 ft/s

We conclude that 82.6 knots is equivalent to 139.41309419644 feet per second:

82.6 knots = 139.41309419644 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 0.0071729273764698 × 82.6 knots.

Another way is saying that 82.6 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0071729273764698 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

82.6 kt ≅ 139.413 ft/s

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