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 7271 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 7271 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

7271 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 7271 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 4307.9497192262 kt

The final result is:

7271 ft/s → 4307.9497192262 kt

We conclude that 7271 feet per second is equivalent to 4307.9497192262 knots:

7271 feet per second = 4307.9497192262 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00023212898598539 × 7271 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 7271 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00023212898598539 knots.

Approximate result

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

7271 ft/s ≅ 4307.95 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times seven thousand two hundred seventy-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