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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 489.5 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 489.5 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

489.5 ft/s → V(kt)

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

V(kt) = 489.5 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V(kt) = 290.02082073459 kt

The final result is:

489.5 ft/s → 290.02082073459 kt

We conclude that 489.5 feet per second is equivalent to 290.02082073459 knots:

489.5 feet per second = 290.02082073459 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0034480283086818 × 489.5 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 489.5 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0034480283086818 knots.

Approximate result

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

489.5 ft/s ≅ 290.021 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero three times four hundred eighty-nine point five 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)
490.5 feet per second 290.613 knots
491.5 feet per second 291.206 knots
492.5 feet per second 291.798 knots
493.5 feet per second 292.391 knots
494.5 feet per second 292.983 knots
495.5 feet per second 293.576 knots
496.5 feet per second 294.168 knots
497.5 feet per second 294.761 knots
498.5 feet per second 295.353 knots
499.5 feet per second 295.946 knots