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 261 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 261 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

261 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 261 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 154.63827213836 kt

The final result is:

261 ft/s → 154.63827213836 kt

We conclude that 261 feet per second is equivalent to 154.63827213836 knots:

261 feet per second = 154.63827213836 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0064667044333323 × 261 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 261 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0064667044333323 knots.

Approximate result

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

261 ft/s ≅ 154.638 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero six times two hundred sixty-one 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