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 242.7 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 242.7 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
242.7 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 242.7 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 143.79581857464 kt
The final result is:
242.7 ft/s → 143.79581857464 kt
We conclude that 242.7 feet per second is equivalent to 143.79581857464 knots:
242.7 feet per second = 143.79581857464 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0069543051384414 × 242.7 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 242.7 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0069543051384414 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred forty-two point seven feet per second is approximately one hundred forty-three point seven nine six knots:
242.7 ft/s ≅ 143.796 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero seven times two hundred forty-two point seven 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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243.7 feet per second | 144.388 knots |
244.7 feet per second | 144.981 knots |
245.7 feet per second | 145.573 knots |
246.7 feet per second | 146.166 knots |
247.7 feet per second | 146.758 knots |
248.7 feet per second | 147.351 knots |
249.7 feet per second | 147.943 knots |
250.7 feet per second | 148.536 knots |
251.7 feet per second | 149.128 knots |
252.7 feet per second | 149.721 knots |