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 85 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 85 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
85 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 85 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 143.46383785348 ft/s
The final result is:
85 kt → 143.46383785348 ft/s
We conclude that 85 knots is equivalent to 143.46383785348 feet per second:
85 knots = 143.46383785348 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 0.0069703976623107 × 85 knots.
Another way is saying that 85 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0069703976623107 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eighty-five knots is approximately one hundred forty-three point four six four feet per second:
85 kt ≅ 143.464 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero seven times eighty-five 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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86 knots | 145.152 feet per second |
87 knots | 146.839 feet per second |
88 knots | 148.527 feet per second |
89 knots | 150.215 feet per second |
90 knots | 151.903 feet per second |
91 knots | 153.591 feet per second |
92 knots | 155.279 feet per second |
93 knots | 156.966 feet per second |
94 knots | 158.654 feet per second |
95 knots | 160.342 feet per second |