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 2.8 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 2.8 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

2.8 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 2.8 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 4.7258675998793 ft/s

The final result is:

2.8 kt → 4.7258675998793 ft/s

We conclude that 2.8 knots is equivalent to 4.7258675998793 feet per second:

2.8 knots = 4.7258675998793 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 0.21160135760586 × 2.8 knots.

Another way is saying that 2.8 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.21160135760586 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two point eight knots is approximately four point seven two six feet per second:

2.8 kt ≅ 4.726 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point two one two times two point eight 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