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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 472.3 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 472.3 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

472.3 ft/s → V(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V(kt) = 472.3 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V(kt) = 279.83009935229 kt

The final result is:

472.3 ft/s → 279.83009935229 kt

We conclude that 472.3 feet per second is equivalent to 279.83009935229 knots:

472.3 feet per second = 279.83009935229 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0035735969872957 × 472.3 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 472.3 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0035735969872957 knots.

Approximate result

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

472.3 ft/s ≅ 279.83 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero four times four hundred seventy-two point three 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)
473.3 feet per second 280.423 knots
474.3 feet per second 281.015 knots
475.3 feet per second 281.608 knots
476.3 feet per second 282.2 knots
477.3 feet per second 282.793 knots
478.3 feet per second 283.385 knots
479.3 feet per second 283.977 knots
480.3 feet per second 284.57 knots
481.3 feet per second 285.162 knots
482.3 feet per second 285.755 knots