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 459.9 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 459.9 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
459.9 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 459.9 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 272.48330021622 kt
The final result is:
459.9 ft/s → 272.48330021622 kt
We conclude that 459.9 feet per second is equivalent to 272.48330021622 knots:
459.9 feet per second = 272.48330021622 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0036699496784078 × 459.9 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 459.9 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0036699496784078 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred fifty-nine point nine feet per second is approximately two hundred seventy-two point four eight three knots:
459.9 ft/s ≅ 272.483 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero four times four hundred fifty-nine 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) |
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460.9 feet per second | 273.076 knots |
461.9 feet per second | 273.668 knots |
462.9 feet per second | 274.261 knots |
463.9 feet per second | 274.853 knots |
464.9 feet per second | 275.446 knots |
465.9 feet per second | 276.038 knots |
466.9 feet per second | 276.631 knots |
467.9 feet per second | 277.223 knots |
468.9 feet per second | 277.816 knots |
469.9 feet per second | 278.408 knots |