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 475 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 475 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

475 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 475 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 281.42980561579 kt

The final result is:

475 ft/s → 281.42980561579 kt

We conclude that 475 feet per second is equivalent to 281.42980561579 knots:

475 feet per second = 281.42980561579 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0035532839096837 × 475 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 475 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0035532839096837 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred seventy-five feet per second is approximately two hundred eighty-one point four three knots:

475 ft/s ≅ 281.43 kt

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