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 5142 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5142 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
5142 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 5142 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 8678.7182852068 ft/s
The final result is:
5142 kt → 8678.7182852068 ft/s
We conclude that 5142 knots is equivalent to 8678.7182852068 feet per second:
5142 knots = 8678.7182852068 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 0.00011522438765002 × 5142 knots.
Another way is saying that 5142 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00011522438765002 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 one hundred forty-two knots is approximately eight thousand six hundred seventy-eight point seven one eight feet per second:
5142 kt ≅ 8678.718 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times five thousand one hundred forty-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
knots (kt) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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5143 knots | 8680.406 feet per second |
5144 knots | 8682.094 feet per second |
5145 knots | 8683.782 feet per second |
5146 knots | 8685.47 feet per second |
5147 knots | 8687.157 feet per second |
5148 knots | 8688.845 feet per second |
5149 knots | 8690.533 feet per second |
5150 knots | 8692.221 feet per second |
5151 knots | 8693.909 feet per second |
5152 knots | 8695.596 feet per second |