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 4970 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 4970 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
4970 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 4970 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 8388.4149897857 ft/s
The final result is:
4970 kt → 8388.4149897857 ft/s
We conclude that 4970 knots is equivalent to 8388.4149897857 feet per second:
4970 knots = 8388.4149897857 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 0.00011921203245401 × 4970 knots.
Another way is saying that 4970 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011921203245401 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 seventy knots is approximately eight thousand three hundred eighty-eight point four one five feet per second:
4970 kt ≅ 8388.415 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times four thousand nine hundred seventy 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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4971 knots | 8390.103 feet per second |
4972 knots | 8391.791 feet per second |
4973 knots | 8393.478 feet per second |
4974 knots | 8395.166 feet per second |
4975 knots | 8396.854 feet per second |
4976 knots | 8398.542 feet per second |
4977 knots | 8400.23 feet per second |
4978 knots | 8401.917 feet per second |
4979 knots | 8403.605 feet per second |
4980 knots | 8405.293 feet per second |