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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 247.2 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 247.2 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

247.2 ft/s → V(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V(kt) = 247.2 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V(kt) = 146.46199568047 kt

The final result is:

247.2 ft/s → 146.46199568047 kt

We conclude that 247.2 feet per second is equivalent to 146.46199568047 knots:

247.2 feet per second = 146.46199568047 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0068277097779116 × 247.2 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 247.2 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0068277097779116 knots.

Approximate result

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

247.2 ft/s ≅ 146.462 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero seven times two hundred forty-seven point 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)
248.2 feet per second 147.054 knots
249.2 feet per second 147.647 knots
250.2 feet per second 148.239 knots
251.2 feet per second 148.832 knots
252.2 feet per second 149.424 knots
253.2 feet per second 150.017 knots
254.2 feet per second 150.609 knots
255.2 feet per second 151.202 knots
256.2 feet per second 151.794 knots
257.2 feet per second 152.387 knots