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 479.2 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 479.2 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
479.2 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 479.2 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 283.91823758124 kt
The final result is:
479.2 ft/s → 283.91823758124 kt
We conclude that 479.2 feet per second is equivalent to 283.91823758124 knots:
479.2 feet per second = 283.91823758124 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0035221407702415 × 479.2 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 479.2 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0035221407702415 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred seventy-nine point two feet per second is approximately two hundred eighty-three point nine one eight knots:
479.2 ft/s ≅ 283.918 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero four times four hundred seventy-nine 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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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 |
484.2 feet per second | 286.881 knots |
485.2 feet per second | 287.473 knots |
486.2 feet per second | 288.066 knots |
487.2 feet per second | 288.658 knots |
488.2 feet per second | 289.251 knots |
489.2 feet per second | 289.843 knots |