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 271.8 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 271.8 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
271.8 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 271.8 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 161.03709719236 kt
The final result is:
271.8 ft/s → 161.03709719236 kt
We conclude that 271.8 feet per second is equivalent to 161.03709719236 knots:
271.8 feet per second = 161.03709719236 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.006209749290286 × 271.8 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 271.8 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.006209749290286 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 eight feet per second is approximately one hundred sixty-one point zero three seven knots:
271.8 ft/s ≅ 161.037 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero six times two hundred seventy-one point eight 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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272.8 feet per second | 161.63 knots |
273.8 feet per second | 162.222 knots |
274.8 feet per second | 162.815 knots |
275.8 feet per second | 163.407 knots |
276.8 feet per second | 164 knots |
277.8 feet per second | 164.592 knots |
278.8 feet per second | 165.184 knots |
279.8 feet per second | 165.777 knots |
280.8 feet per second | 166.369 knots |
281.8 feet per second | 166.962 knots |