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 479.8 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 479.8 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
479.8 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 479.8 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 284.27372786202 kt
The final result is:
479.8 ft/s → 284.27372786202 kt
We conclude that 479.8 feet per second is equivalent to 284.27372786202 knots:
479.8 feet per second = 284.27372786202 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0035177362590657 × 479.8 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 479.8 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0035177362590657 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 eight feet per second is approximately two hundred eighty-four point two seven four knots:
479.8 ft/s ≅ 284.274 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero four times four hundred seventy-nine point 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
feet per second (ft/s) | knots (kt) |
---|---|
480.8 feet per second | 284.866 knots |
481.8 feet per second | 285.459 knots |
482.8 feet per second | 286.051 knots |
483.8 feet per second | 286.644 knots |
484.8 feet per second | 287.236 knots |
485.8 feet per second | 287.829 knots |
486.8 feet per second | 288.421 knots |
487.8 feet per second | 289.014 knots |
488.8 feet per second | 289.606 knots |
489.8 feet per second | 290.199 knots |