Unit Converter
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 271.3 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 271.3 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
271.3 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 271.3 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 160.74085529172 kt
The final result is:
271.3 ft/s → 160.74085529172 kt
We conclude that 271.3 feet per second is equivalent to 160.74085529172 knots:
271.3 feet per second = 160.74085529172 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0062211937231837 × 271.3 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 271.3 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0062211937231837 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred seventy-one point three feet per second is approximately one hundred sixty point seven four one knots:
271.3 ft/s ≅ 160.741 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero six times two hundred seventy-one point three 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) |
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272.3 feet per second | 161.333 knots |
273.3 feet per second | 161.926 knots |
274.3 feet per second | 162.518 knots |
275.3 feet per second | 163.111 knots |
276.3 feet per second | 163.703 knots |
277.3 feet per second | 164.296 knots |
278.3 feet per second | 164.888 knots |
279.3 feet per second | 165.481 knots |
280.3 feet per second | 166.073 knots |
281.3 feet per second | 166.666 knots |