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 272.3 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 272.3 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
272.3 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 272.3 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 161.33333909301 kt
The final result is:
272.3 ft/s → 161.33333909301 kt
We conclude that 272.3 feet per second is equivalent to 161.33333909301 knots:
272.3 feet per second = 161.33333909301 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.006198346886154 × 272.3 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 272.3 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.006198346886154 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred seventy-two point three feet per second is approximately one hundred sixty-one point three three three knots:
272.3 ft/s ≅ 161.333 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero six times two hundred seventy-two 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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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 |
282.3 feet per second | 167.258 knots |