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 5052 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5052 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

5052 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5052 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 8526.8153980679 ft/s

The final result is:

5052 kt → 8526.8153980679 ft/s

We conclude that 5052 knots is equivalent to 8526.8153980679 feet per second:

5052 knots = 8526.8153980679 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 0.00011727707864141 × 5052 knots.

Another way is saying that 5052 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011727707864141 feet per second.

Approximate result

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

5052 kt ≅ 8526.815 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times five thousand fifty-two 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