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 842.2 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 842.2 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
842.2 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 842.2 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 1421.4734616494 ft/s
The final result is:
842.2 kt → 1421.4734616494 ft/s
We conclude that 842.2 knots is equivalent to 1421.4734616494 feet per second:
842.2 knots = 1421.4734616494 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 0.00070349537081027 × 842.2 knots.
Another way is saying that 842.2 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00070349537081027 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred forty-two point two knots is approximately one thousand four hundred twenty-one point four seven three feet per second:
842.2 kt ≅ 1421.473 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times eight hundred forty-two point two 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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843.2 knots | 1423.161 feet per second |
844.2 knots | 1424.849 feet per second |
845.2 knots | 1426.537 feet per second |
846.2 knots | 1428.225 feet per second |
847.2 knots | 1429.913 feet per second |
848.2 knots | 1431.6 feet per second |
849.2 knots | 1433.288 feet per second |
850.2 knots | 1434.976 feet per second |
851.2 knots | 1436.664 feet per second |
852.2 knots | 1438.352 feet per second |