Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from feet per second to knots is 0.59248380129641, which means that 1 foot per second is equal to 0.59248380129641 knots:
1 ft/s = 0.59248380129641 kt
To convert 5180 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 5180 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from feet per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 ft/s → 0.59248380129641 kt
5180 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 5180 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 3069.0660907154 kt
The final result is:
5180 ft/s → 3069.0660907154 kt
We conclude that 5180 feet per second is equivalent to 3069.0660907154 knots:
5180 feet per second = 3069.0660907154 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00032583201874512 × 5180 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 5180 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00032583201874512 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five thousand one hundred eighty feet per second is approximately three thousand sixty-nine point zero six six knots:
5180 ft/s ≅ 3069.066 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times five thousand one hundred eighty feet per second.
Conversion table
feet per second to knots chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from feet per second to knots
feet per second (ft/s) | knots (kt) |
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5181 feet per second | 3069.659 knots |
5182 feet per second | 3070.251 knots |
5183 feet per second | 3070.844 knots |
5184 feet per second | 3071.436 knots |
5185 feet per second | 3072.029 knots |
5186 feet per second | 3072.621 knots |
5187 feet per second | 3073.213 knots |
5188 feet per second | 3073.806 knots |
5189 feet per second | 3074.398 knots |
5190 feet per second | 3074.991 knots |