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 8.5 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 8.5 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
8.5 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 8.5 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 14.346383785348 ft/s
The final result is:
8.5 kt → 14.346383785348 ft/s
We conclude that 8.5 knots is equivalent to 14.346383785348 feet per second:
8.5 knots = 14.346383785348 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 0.069703976623107 × 8.5 knots.
Another way is saying that 8.5 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.069703976623107 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight point five knots is approximately fourteen point three four six feet per second:
8.5 kt ≅ 14.346 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero seven times eight point 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
knots (kt) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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9.5 knots | 16.034 feet per second |
10.5 knots | 17.722 feet per second |
11.5 knots | 19.41 feet per second |
12.5 knots | 21.098 feet per second |
13.5 knots | 22.785 feet per second |
14.5 knots | 24.473 feet per second |
15.5 knots | 26.161 feet per second |
16.5 knots | 27.849 feet per second |
17.5 knots | 29.537 feet per second |
18.5 knots | 31.224 feet per second |