Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to feet per second is 1.6878098570997, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.6878098570997 feet per second:

1 kt = 1.6878098570997 ft/s

To convert 428.1 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 428.1 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 1.6878098570997 ft/s

428.1 kt → V_(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V_(ft/s) = 428.1 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 722.5513998244 ft/s

The final result is:

428.1 kt → 722.5513998244 ft/s

We conclude that 428.1 knots is equivalent to 722.5513998244 feet per second:

428.1 knots = 722.5513998244 feet per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.0013839845860696 × 428.1 knots.

Another way is saying that 428.1 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0013839845860696 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

428.1 kt ≅ 722.551 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred twenty-eight point one knots.

Conversion table

knots to feet per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to feet per second