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Conversion formula

The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:

1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt

To convert 842 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 842 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt

842 ft/s → V(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V(kt) = 842 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V(kt) = 498.87136069158 kt

The final result is:

842 ft/s → 498.87136069158 kt

We conclude that 842 feet per second is equivalent to 498.87136069158 knots:

842 feet per second = 498.87136069158 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0020045247709023 × 842 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 842 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0020045247709023 knots.

Approximate result

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

842 ft/s ≅ 498.871 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times eight hundred forty-two feet per second.

Conversion table

feet per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots

feet per second (ft/s) knots (kt)
843 feet per second 499.464 knots
844 feet per second 500.056 knots
845 feet per second 500.649 knots
846 feet per second 501.241 knots
847 feet per second 501.834 knots
848 feet per second 502.426 knots
849 feet per second 503.019 knots
850 feet per second 503.611 knots
851 feet per second 504.204 knots
852 feet per second 504.796 knots