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 473 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 473 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

473 kt → V_(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V_(ft/s) = 473 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 798.33406240818 ft/s

The final result is:

473 kt → 798.33406240818 ft/s

We conclude that 473 knots is equivalent to 798.33406240818 feet per second:

473 knots = 798.33406240818 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 0.0012526084594004 × 473 knots.

Another way is saying that 473 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0012526084594004 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-three knots is approximately seven hundred ninety-eight point three three four feet per second:

473 kt ≅ 798.334 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times four hundred seventy-three 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