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 472.7 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 472.7 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
472.7 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 472.7 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 797.82771945105 ft/s
The final result is:
472.7 kt → 797.82771945105 ft/s
We conclude that 472.7 knots is equivalent to 797.82771945105 feet per second:
472.7 knots = 797.82771945105 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 0.0012534034298634 × 472.7 knots.
Another way is saying that 472.7 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0012534034298634 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 seven knots is approximately seven hundred ninety-seven point eight two eight feet per second:
472.7 kt ≅ 797.828 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred seventy-two point seven 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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473.7 knots | 799.516 feet per second |
474.7 knots | 801.203 feet per second |
475.7 knots | 802.891 feet per second |
476.7 knots | 804.579 feet per second |
477.7 knots | 806.267 feet per second |
478.7 knots | 807.955 feet per second |
479.7 knots | 809.642 feet per second |
480.7 knots | 811.33 feet per second |
481.7 knots | 813.018 feet per second |
482.7 knots | 814.706 feet per second |