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 478 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 478 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

478 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 478 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 283.20725701968 kt

The final result is:

478 ft/s → 283.20725701968 kt

We conclude that 478 feet per second is equivalent to 283.20725701968 knots:

478 feet per second = 283.20725701968 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0035309829646438 × 478 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 478 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0035309829646438 knots.

Approximate result

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

478 ft/s ≅ 283.207 kt

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