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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 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)
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