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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 270 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 270 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

270 kt → V(ft/s)

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

V(ft/s) = 270 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V(ft/s) = 455.70866141693 ft/s

The final result is:

270 kt → 455.70866141693 ft/s

We conclude that 270 knots is equivalent to 455.70866141693 feet per second:

270 knots = 455.70866141693 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 0.002194384449246 × 270 knots.

Another way is saying that 270 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.002194384449246 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred seventy knots is approximately four hundred fifty-five point seven zero nine feet per second:

270 kt ≅ 455.709 ft/s

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

knots (kt) feet per second (ft/s)
271 knots 457.396 feet per second
272 knots 459.084 feet per second
273 knots 460.772 feet per second
274 knots 462.46 feet per second
275 knots 464.148 feet per second
276 knots 465.836 feet per second
277 knots 467.523 feet per second
278 knots 469.211 feet per second
279 knots 470.899 feet per second
280 knots 472.587 feet per second