Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to feet per second is 1.6878098570997, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.6878098570997 feet per second:

1 kt = 1.6878098570997 ft/s

To convert 4.8 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 4.8 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 1.6878098570997 ft/s

4.8 kt → V_(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V_(ft/s) = 4.8 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 8.1014873140787 ft/s

The final result is:

4.8 kt → 8.1014873140787 ft/s

We conclude that 4.8 knots is equivalent to 8.1014873140787 feet per second:

4.8 knots = 8.1014873140787 feet per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 0.12343412527009 × 4.8 knots.

Another way is saying that 4.8 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.12343412527009 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four point eight knots is approximately eight point one zero one feet per second:

4.8 kt ≅ 8.101 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point one two three times four point eight knots.

Conversion table

knots to feet per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to feet per second