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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 426.9 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 426.9 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

426.9 ft/s → V(kt)

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

V(kt) = 426.9 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V(kt) = 252.93133477344 kt

The final result is:

426.9 ft/s → 252.93133477344 kt

We conclude that 426.9 feet per second is equivalent to 252.93133477344 knots:

426.9 feet per second = 252.93133477344 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0039536422044969 × 426.9 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 426.9 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0039536422044969 knots.

Approximate result

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

426.9 ft/s ≅ 252.931 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero four times four hundred twenty-six 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)
427.9 feet per second 253.524 knots
428.9 feet per second 254.116 knots
429.9 feet per second 254.709 knots
430.9 feet per second 255.301 knots
431.9 feet per second 255.894 knots
432.9 feet per second 256.486 knots
433.9 feet per second 257.079 knots
434.9 feet per second 257.671 knots
435.9 feet per second 258.264 knots
436.9 feet per second 258.856 knots