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 292 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 292 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

292 ft/s → V_(kt)

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

V_(kt) = 292 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 173.00526997855 kt

The final result is:

292 ft/s → 173.00526997855 kt

We conclude that 292 feet per second is equivalent to 173.00526997855 knots:

292 feet per second = 173.00526997855 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0057801707434923 × 292 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 292 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0057801707434923 knots.

Approximate result

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

292 ft/s ≅ 173.005 kt

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