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 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 472 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 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 472 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 279.6523542119 kt

The final result is:

472 ft/s → 279.6523542119 kt

We conclude that 472 feet per second is equivalent to 279.6523542119 knots:

472 feet per second = 279.6523542119 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.003575868341313 × 472 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 472 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.003575868341313 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 feet per second is approximately two hundred seventy-nine point six five two knots:

472 ft/s ≅ 279.652 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero four times four hundred seventy-two 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