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 273.4 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 273.4 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
273.4 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 273.4 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 161.98507127444 kt
The final result is:
273.4 ft/s → 161.98507127444 kt
We conclude that 273.4 feet per second is equivalent to 161.98507127444 knots:
273.4 feet per second = 161.98507127444 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0061734084019742 × 273.4 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 273.4 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0061734084019742 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred seventy-three point four feet per second is approximately one hundred sixty-one point nine eight five knots:
273.4 ft/s ≅ 161.985 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero six times two hundred seventy-three point four 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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274.4 feet per second | 162.578 knots |
275.4 feet per second | 163.17 knots |
276.4 feet per second | 163.763 knots |
277.4 feet per second | 164.355 knots |
278.4 feet per second | 164.947 knots |
279.4 feet per second | 165.54 knots |
280.4 feet per second | 166.132 knots |
281.4 feet per second | 166.725 knots |
282.4 feet per second | 167.317 knots |
283.4 feet per second | 167.91 knots |