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 272.2 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 272.2 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
272.2 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 272.2 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 161.27409071288 kt
The final result is:
272.2 ft/s → 161.27409071288 kt
We conclude that 272.2 feet per second is equivalent to 161.27409071288 knots:
272.2 feet per second = 161.27409071288 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0062006240157962 × 272.2 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 272.2 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0062006240157962 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that two hundred seventy-two point two feet per second is approximately one hundred sixty-one point two seven four knots:
272.2 ft/s ≅ 161.274 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero six times two hundred seventy-two point two 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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273.2 feet per second | 161.867 knots |
274.2 feet per second | 162.459 knots |
275.2 feet per second | 163.052 knots |
276.2 feet per second | 163.644 knots |
277.2 feet per second | 164.237 knots |
278.2 feet per second | 164.829 knots |
279.2 feet per second | 165.421 knots |
280.2 feet per second | 166.014 knots |
281.2 feet per second | 166.606 knots |
282.2 feet per second | 167.199 knots |