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 1474 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 1474 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

1474 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 1474 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 2487.831729365 ft/s

The final result is:

1474 kt → 2487.831729365 ft/s

We conclude that 1474 knots is equivalent to 2487.831729365 feet per second:

1474 knots = 2487.831729365 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 0.00040195644592701 × 1474 knots.

Another way is saying that 1474 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00040195644592701 feet per second.

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-four knots is approximately two thousand four hundred eighty-seven point eight three two feet per second:

1474 kt ≅ 2487.832 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times one thousand four hundred seventy-four 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