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 275 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 275 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

275 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 275 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 162.93304535651 kt

The final result is:

275 ft/s → 162.93304535651 kt

We conclude that 275 feet per second is equivalent to 162.93304535651 knots:

275 feet per second = 162.93304535651 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0061374903894536 × 275 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 275 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0061374903894536 knots.

Approximate result

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

275 ft/s ≅ 162.933 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero six times two hundred seventy-five 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