Unit Converter
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 4940 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 4940 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
4940 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 4940 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 8337.7806940727 ft/s
The final result is:
4940 kt → 8337.7806940727 ft/s
We conclude that 4940 knots is equivalent to 8337.7806940727 feet per second:
4940 knots = 8337.7806940727 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 0.00011993599216526 × 4940 knots.
Another way is saying that 4940 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011993599216526 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 nine hundred forty knots is approximately eight thousand three hundred thirty-seven point seven eight one feet per second:
4940 kt ≅ 8337.781 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times four thousand nine hundred forty 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
knots (kt) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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4941 knots | 8339.469 feet per second |
4942 knots | 8341.156 feet per second |
4943 knots | 8342.844 feet per second |
4944 knots | 8344.532 feet per second |
4945 knots | 8346.22 feet per second |
4946 knots | 8347.908 feet per second |
4947 knots | 8349.595 feet per second |
4948 knots | 8351.283 feet per second |
4949 knots | 8352.971 feet per second |
4950 knots | 8354.659 feet per second |