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 1472 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 1472 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
1472 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 1472 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 872.13615550831 kt
The final result is:
1472 ft/s → 872.13615550831 kt
We conclude that 1472 feet per second is equivalent to 872.13615550831 knots:
1472 feet per second = 872.13615550831 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0011466099572688 × 1472 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 1472 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0011466099572688 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one thousand four hundred seventy-two feet per second is approximately eight hundred seventy-two point one three six knots:
1472 ft/s ≅ 872.136 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero one times one thousand four hundred seventy-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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1473 feet per second | 872.729 knots |
1474 feet per second | 873.321 knots |
1475 feet per second | 873.914 knots |
1476 feet per second | 874.506 knots |
1477 feet per second | 875.099 knots |
1478 feet per second | 875.691 knots |
1479 feet per second | 876.284 knots |
1480 feet per second | 876.876 knots |
1481 feet per second | 877.469 knots |
1482 feet per second | 878.061 knots |