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 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 842 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 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 842 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 1421.135899678 ft/s

The final result is:

842 kt → 1421.135899678 ft/s

We conclude that 842 knots is equivalent to 1421.135899678 feet per second:

842 knots = 1421.135899678 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 0.00070366247184847 × 842 knots.

Another way is saying that 842 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00070366247184847 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 knots is approximately one thousand four hundred twenty-one point one three six feet per second:

842 kt ≅ 1421.136 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times eight hundred forty-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