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 478 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 478 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

478 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 478 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 806.77311169367 ft/s

The final result is:

478 kt → 806.77311169367 ft/s

We conclude that 478 knots is equivalent to 806.77311169367 feet per second:

478 knots = 806.77311169367 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 0.0012395058604527 × 478 knots.

Another way is saying that 478 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0012395058604527 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-eight knots is approximately eight hundred six point seven seven three feet per second:

478 kt ≅ 806.773 ft/s

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