Unit Converter
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 472.5 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 472.5 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
472.5 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 472.5 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 797.49015747963 ft/s
The final result is:
472.5 kt → 797.49015747963 ft/s
We conclude that 472.5 knots is equivalent to 797.49015747963 feet per second:
472.5 knots = 797.49015747963 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 0.0012539339709977 × 472.5 knots.
Another way is saying that 472.5 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0012539339709977 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-two point five knots is approximately seven hundred ninety-seven point four nine feet per second:
472.5 kt ≅ 797.49 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred seventy-two point five 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
knots (kt) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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473.5 knots | 799.178 feet per second |
474.5 knots | 800.866 feet per second |
475.5 knots | 802.554 feet per second |
476.5 knots | 804.241 feet per second |
477.5 knots | 805.929 feet per second |
478.5 knots | 807.617 feet per second |
479.5 knots | 809.305 feet per second |
480.5 knots | 810.993 feet per second |
481.5 knots | 812.68 feet per second |
482.5 knots | 814.368 feet per second |