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 501.7 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 501.7 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
501.7 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 501.7 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 297.24912311041 kt
The final result is:
501.7 ft/s → 297.24912311041 kt
We conclude that 501.7 feet per second is equivalent to 297.24912311041 knots:
501.7 feet per second = 297.24912311041 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0033641814971093 × 501.7 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 501.7 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0033641814971093 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five hundred one point seven feet per second is approximately two hundred ninety-seven point two four nine knots:
501.7 ft/s ≅ 297.249 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero three times five hundred one point seven 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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502.7 feet per second | 297.842 knots |
503.7 feet per second | 298.434 knots |
504.7 feet per second | 299.027 knots |
505.7 feet per second | 299.619 knots |
506.7 feet per second | 300.212 knots |
507.7 feet per second | 300.804 knots |
508.7 feet per second | 301.397 knots |
509.7 feet per second | 301.989 knots |
510.7 feet per second | 302.581 knots |
511.7 feet per second | 303.174 knots |