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 473.2 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 473.2 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
473.2 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 473.2 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 280.36333477346 kt
The final result is:
473.2 ft/s → 280.36333477346 kt
We conclude that 473.2 feet per second is equivalent to 280.36333477346 knots:
473.2 feet per second = 280.36333477346 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0035668002051981 × 473.2 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 473.2 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0035668002051981 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred seventy-three point two feet per second is approximately two hundred eighty point three six three knots:
473.2 ft/s ≅ 280.363 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero four times four hundred seventy-three point 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
feet per second (ft/s) | knots (kt) |
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474.2 feet per second | 280.956 knots |
475.2 feet per second | 281.548 knots |
476.2 feet per second | 282.141 knots |
477.2 feet per second | 282.733 knots |
478.2 feet per second | 283.326 knots |
479.2 feet per second | 283.918 knots |
480.2 feet per second | 284.511 knots |
481.2 feet per second | 285.103 knots |
482.2 feet per second | 285.696 knots |
483.2 feet per second | 286.288 knots |