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 5840 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5840 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
5840 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 5840 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 9856.8095654625 ft/s
The final result is:
5840 kt → 9856.8095654625 ft/s
We conclude that 5840 knots is equivalent to 9856.8095654625 feet per second:
5840 knots = 9856.8095654625 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 0.00010145270570144 × 5840 knots.
Another way is saying that 5840 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00010145270570144 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 eight hundred forty knots is approximately nine thousand eight hundred fifty-six point eight one feet per second:
5840 kt ≅ 9856.81 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times five thousand eight hundred forty 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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5841 knots | 9858.497 feet per second |
5842 knots | 9860.185 feet per second |
5843 knots | 9861.873 feet per second |
5844 knots | 9863.561 feet per second |
5845 knots | 9865.249 feet per second |
5846 knots | 9866.936 feet per second |
5847 knots | 9868.624 feet per second |
5848 knots | 9870.312 feet per second |
5849 knots | 9872 feet per second |
5850 knots | 9873.688 feet per second |