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 471.4 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 471.4 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
471.4 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 471.4 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 279.29686393113 kt
The final result is:
471.4 ft/s → 279.29686393113 kt
We conclude that 471.4 feet per second is equivalent to 279.29686393113 knots:
471.4 feet per second = 279.29686393113 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0035804197223159 × 471.4 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 471.4 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0035804197223159 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred seventy-one point four feet per second is approximately two hundred seventy-nine point two nine seven knots:
471.4 ft/s ≅ 279.297 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero four times four hundred seventy-one point four 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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472.4 feet per second | 279.889 knots |
473.4 feet per second | 280.482 knots |
474.4 feet per second | 281.074 knots |
475.4 feet per second | 281.667 knots |
476.4 feet per second | 282.259 knots |
477.4 feet per second | 282.852 knots |
478.4 feet per second | 283.444 knots |
479.4 feet per second | 284.037 knots |
480.4 feet per second | 284.629 knots |
481.4 feet per second | 285.222 knots |