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 87.1 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 87.1 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

87.1 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 87.1 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 147.00823855339 ft/s

The final result is:

87.1 kt → 147.00823855339 ft/s

We conclude that 87.1 knots is equivalent to 147.00823855339 feet per second:

87.1 knots = 147.00823855339 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 0.0068023398541493 × 87.1 knots.

Another way is saying that 87.1 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0068023398541493 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

87.1 kt ≅ 147.008 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero seven times eighty-seven point one 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