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 472.8 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 472.8 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
472.8 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 472.8 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 797.99650043676 ft/s
The final result is:
472.8 kt → 797.99650043676 ft/s
We conclude that 472.8 knots is equivalent to 797.99650043676 feet per second:
472.8 knots = 797.99650043676 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 0.0012531383276151 × 472.8 knots.
Another way is saying that 472.8 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0012531383276151 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 eight knots is approximately seven hundred ninety-seven point nine nine seven feet per second:
472.8 kt ≅ 797.997 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred seventy-two point eight 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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473.8 knots | 799.684 feet per second |
474.8 knots | 801.372 feet per second |
475.8 knots | 803.06 feet per second |
476.8 knots | 804.748 feet per second |
477.8 knots | 806.436 feet per second |
478.8 knots | 808.123 feet per second |
479.8 knots | 809.811 feet per second |
480.8 knots | 811.499 feet per second |
481.8 knots | 813.187 feet per second |
482.8 knots | 814.875 feet per second |