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 490.3 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 490.3 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
490.3 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 490.3 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 290.49480777563 kt
The final result is:
490.3 ft/s → 290.49480777563 kt
We conclude that 490.3 feet per second is equivalent to 290.49480777563 knots:
490.3 feet per second = 290.49480777563 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0034424023191918 × 490.3 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 490.3 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0034424023191918 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred ninety point three feet per second is approximately two hundred ninety point four nine five knots:
490.3 ft/s ≅ 290.495 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero three times four hundred ninety point three 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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491.3 feet per second | 291.087 knots |
492.3 feet per second | 291.68 knots |
493.3 feet per second | 292.272 knots |
494.3 feet per second | 292.865 knots |
495.3 feet per second | 293.457 knots |
496.3 feet per second | 294.05 knots |
497.3 feet per second | 294.642 knots |
498.3 feet per second | 295.235 knots |
499.3 feet per second | 295.827 knots |
500.3 feet per second | 296.42 knots |