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 472.5 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 472.5 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
472.5 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 472.5 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 279.94859611255 kt
The final result is:
472.5 ft/s → 279.94859611255 kt
We conclude that 472.5 feet per second is equivalent to 279.94859611255 knots:
472.5 feet per second = 279.94859611255 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0035720843536502 × 472.5 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 472.5 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0035720843536502 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 five feet per second is approximately two hundred seventy-nine point nine four nine knots:
472.5 ft/s ≅ 279.949 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero four times four hundred seventy-two point five 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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473.5 feet per second | 280.541 knots |
474.5 feet per second | 281.134 knots |
475.5 feet per second | 281.726 knots |
476.5 feet per second | 282.319 knots |
477.5 feet per second | 282.911 knots |
478.5 feet per second | 283.503 knots |
479.5 feet per second | 284.096 knots |
480.5 feet per second | 284.688 knots |
481.5 feet per second | 285.281 knots |
482.5 feet per second | 285.873 knots |