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 470 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 470 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

470 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 470 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 793.27063283688 ft/s

The final result is:

470 kt → 793.27063283688 ft/s

We conclude that 470 knots is equivalent to 793.27063283688 feet per second:

470 knots = 793.27063283688 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 0.0012606038325455 × 470 knots.

Another way is saying that 470 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0012606038325455 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 seventy knots is approximately seven hundred ninety-three point two seven one feet per second:

470 kt ≅ 793.271 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred seventy 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