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 491.1 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 491.1 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
491.1 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 491.1 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 290.96879481667 kt
The final result is:
491.1 ft/s → 290.96879481667 kt
We conclude that 491.1 feet per second is equivalent to 290.96879481667 knots:
491.1 feet per second = 290.96879481667 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.003436794659132 × 491.1 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 491.1 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.003436794659132 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred ninety-one point one feet per second is approximately two hundred ninety point nine six nine knots:
491.1 ft/s ≅ 290.969 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero three times four hundred ninety-one point one 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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492.1 feet per second | 291.561 knots |
493.1 feet per second | 292.154 knots |
494.1 feet per second | 292.746 knots |
495.1 feet per second | 293.339 knots |
496.1 feet per second | 293.931 knots |
497.1 feet per second | 294.524 knots |
498.1 feet per second | 295.116 knots |
499.1 feet per second | 295.709 knots |
500.1 feet per second | 296.301 knots |
501.1 feet per second | 296.894 knots |