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 470.9 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 470.9 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
470.9 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 470.9 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 279.00062203048 kt
The final result is:
470.9 ft/s → 279.00062203048 kt
We conclude that 470.9 feet per second is equivalent to 279.00062203048 knots:
470.9 feet per second = 279.00062203048 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0035842213996597 × 470.9 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 470.9 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0035842213996597 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four hundred seventy point nine feet per second is approximately two hundred seventy-nine point zero zero one knots:
470.9 ft/s ≅ 279.001 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero zero four times four hundred seventy point nine 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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471.9 feet per second | 279.593 knots |
472.9 feet per second | 280.186 knots |
473.9 feet per second | 280.778 knots |
474.9 feet per second | 281.371 knots |
475.9 feet per second | 281.963 knots |
476.9 feet per second | 282.556 knots |
477.9 feet per second | 283.148 knots |
478.9 feet per second | 283.74 knots |
479.9 feet per second | 284.333 knots |
480.9 feet per second | 284.925 knots |