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 47 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 47 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

47 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 47 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 79.327063283688 ft/s

The final result is:

47 kt → 79.327063283688 ft/s

We conclude that 47 knots is equivalent to 79.327063283688 feet per second:

47 knots = 79.327063283688 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 0.012606038325455 × 47 knots.

Another way is saying that 47 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.012606038325455 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

47 kt ≅ 79.327 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero one three times forty-seven 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