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 271.9 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 271.9 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
271.9 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 271.9 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 161.09634557249 kt
The final result is:
271.9 ft/s → 161.09634557249 kt
We conclude that 271.9 feet per second is equivalent to 161.09634557249 knots:
271.9 feet per second = 161.09634557249 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0062074654545779 × 271.9 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 271.9 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0062074654545779 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 nine feet per second is approximately one hundred sixty-one point zero nine six knots:
271.9 ft/s ≅ 161.096 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero six times two hundred seventy-one point nine 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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272.9 feet per second | 161.689 knots |
273.9 feet per second | 162.281 knots |
274.9 feet per second | 162.874 knots |
275.9 feet per second | 163.466 knots |
276.9 feet per second | 164.059 knots |
277.9 feet per second | 164.651 knots |
278.9 feet per second | 165.244 knots |
279.9 feet per second | 165.836 knots |
280.9 feet per second | 166.429 knots |
281.9 feet per second | 167.021 knots |