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 4138 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 4138 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

4138 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 4138 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 6984.1571886787 ft/s

The final result is:

4138 kt → 6984.1571886787 ft/s

We conclude that 4138 knots is equivalent to 6984.1571886787 feet per second:

4138 knots = 6984.1571886787 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 0.00014318119895998 × 4138 knots.

Another way is saying that 4138 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00014318119895998 feet per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that four thousand one hundred thirty-eight knots is approximately six thousand nine hundred eighty-four point one five seven feet per second:

4138 kt ≅ 6984.157 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times four thousand one hundred thirty-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