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 479.6 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 479.6 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
479.6 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 479.6 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 284.15523110176 kt
The final result is:
479.6 ft/s → 284.15523110176 kt
We conclude that 479.6 feet per second is equivalent to 284.15523110176 knots:
479.6 feet per second = 284.15523110176 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0035192032049619 × 479.6 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 479.6 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0035192032049619 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 six feet per second is approximately two hundred eighty-four point one five five knots:
479.6 ft/s ≅ 284.155 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero four times four hundred seventy-nine point six 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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480.6 feet per second | 284.748 knots |
481.6 feet per second | 285.34 knots |
482.6 feet per second | 285.933 knots |
483.6 feet per second | 286.525 knots |
484.6 feet per second | 287.118 knots |
485.6 feet per second | 287.71 knots |
486.6 feet per second | 288.303 knots |
487.6 feet per second | 288.895 knots |
488.6 feet per second | 289.488 knots |
489.6 feet per second | 290.08 knots |