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 459.8 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 459.8 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
459.8 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 459.8 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 272.42405183609 kt
The final result is:
459.8 ft/s → 272.42405183609 kt
We conclude that 459.8 feet per second is equivalent to 272.42405183609 knots:
459.8 feet per second = 272.42405183609 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0036707478405823 × 459.8 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 459.8 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0036707478405823 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred fifty-nine point eight feet per second is approximately two hundred seventy-two point four two four knots:
459.8 ft/s ≅ 272.424 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero four times four hundred fifty-nine point eight 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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460.8 feet per second | 273.017 knots |
461.8 feet per second | 273.609 knots |
462.8 feet per second | 274.202 knots |
463.8 feet per second | 274.794 knots |
464.8 feet per second | 275.386 knots |
465.8 feet per second | 275.979 knots |
466.8 feet per second | 276.571 knots |
467.8 feet per second | 277.164 knots |
468.8 feet per second | 277.756 knots |
469.8 feet per second | 278.349 knots |