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 5785 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5785 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

5785 kt → V_(ft/s)

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

V_(ft/s) = 5785 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 9763.980023322 ft/s

The final result is:

5785 kt → 9763.980023322 ft/s

We conclude that 5785 knots is equivalent to 9763.980023322 feet per second:

5785 knots = 9763.980023322 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 0.00010241725173663 × 5785 knots.

Another way is saying that 5785 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010241725173663 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 seven hundred eighty-five knots is approximately nine thousand seven hundred sixty-three point nine eight feet per second:

5785 kt ≅ 9763.98 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times five thousand seven hundred 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