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 271.7 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 271.7 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
271.7 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 271.7 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 160.97784881223 kt
The final result is:
271.7 ft/s → 160.97784881223 kt
We conclude that 271.7 feet per second is equivalent to 160.97784881223 knots:
271.7 feet per second = 160.97784881223 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0062120348071393 × 271.7 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 271.7 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0062120348071393 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 seven feet per second is approximately one hundred sixty point nine seven eight knots:
271.7 ft/s ≅ 160.978 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero six times two hundred seventy-one point seven 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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272.7 feet per second | 161.57 knots |
273.7 feet per second | 162.163 knots |
274.7 feet per second | 162.755 knots |
275.7 feet per second | 163.348 knots |
276.7 feet per second | 163.94 knots |
277.7 feet per second | 164.533 knots |
278.7 feet per second | 165.125 knots |
279.7 feet per second | 165.718 knots |
280.7 feet per second | 166.31 knots |
281.7 feet per second | 166.903 knots |