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 851.7 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 851.7 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
851.7 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 851.7 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 1437.5076552918 ft/s
The final result is:
851.7 kt → 1437.5076552918 ft/s
We conclude that 851.7 knots is equivalent to 1437.5076552918 feet per second:
851.7 knots = 1437.5076552918 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 0.00069564846929248 × 851.7 knots.
Another way is saying that 851.7 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00069564846929248 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 fifty-one point seven knots is approximately one thousand four hundred thirty-seven point five zero eight feet per second:
851.7 kt ≅ 1437.508 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times eight hundred fifty-one point seven 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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852.7 knots | 1439.195 feet per second |
853.7 knots | 1440.883 feet per second |
854.7 knots | 1442.571 feet per second |
855.7 knots | 1444.259 feet per second |
856.7 knots | 1445.947 feet per second |
857.7 knots | 1447.635 feet per second |
858.7 knots | 1449.322 feet per second |
859.7 knots | 1451.01 feet per second |
860.7 knots | 1452.698 feet per second |
861.7 knots | 1454.386 feet per second |