Unit Converter
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 858.2 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 858.2 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
858.2 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 858.2 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 508.46959827258 kt
The final result is:
858.2 ft/s → 508.46959827258 kt
We conclude that 858.2 feet per second is equivalent to 508.46959827258 knots:
858.2 feet per second = 508.46959827258 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0019666859206476 × 858.2 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 858.2 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0019666859206476 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight hundred fifty-eight point two feet per second is approximately five hundred eight point four seven knots:
858.2 ft/s ≅ 508.47 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero two times eight hundred fifty-eight point 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) |
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859.2 feet per second | 509.062 knots |
860.2 feet per second | 509.655 knots |
861.2 feet per second | 510.247 knots |
862.2 feet per second | 510.84 knots |
863.2 feet per second | 511.432 knots |
864.2 feet per second | 512.025 knots |
865.2 feet per second | 512.617 knots |
866.2 feet per second | 513.209 knots |
867.2 feet per second | 513.802 knots |
868.2 feet per second | 514.394 knots |