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 293 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 293 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

293 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 293 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 173.59775377985 kt

The final result is:

293 ft/s → 173.59775377985 kt

We conclude that 293 feet per second is equivalent to 173.59775377985 knots:

293 feet per second = 173.59775377985 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0057604431982926 × 293 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 293 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0057604431982926 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred ninety-three feet per second is approximately one hundred seventy-three point five nine eight knots:

293 ft/s ≅ 173.598 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero six times two hundred ninety-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