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 5085 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5085 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

5085 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5085 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 8582.5131233522 ft/s

The final result is:

5085 kt → 8582.5131233522 ft/s

We conclude that 5085 knots is equivalent to 8582.5131233522 feet per second:

5085 knots = 8582.5131233522 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 0.00011651598845554 × 5085 knots.

Another way is saying that 5085 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011651598845554 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 eighty-five knots is approximately eight thousand five hundred eighty-two point five one three feet per second:

5085 kt ≅ 8582.513 ft/s

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