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 8.7 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 8.7 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
8.7 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 8.7 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 14.683945756768 ft/s
The final result is:
8.7 kt → 14.683945756768 ft/s
We conclude that 8.7 knots is equivalent to 14.683945756768 feet per second:
8.7 knots = 14.683945756768 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 0.068101586355909 × 8.7 knots.
Another way is saying that 8.7 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.068101586355909 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 seven knots is approximately fourteen point six eight four feet per second:
8.7 kt ≅ 14.684 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point zero six eight times eight point seven 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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9.7 knots | 16.372 feet per second |
10.7 knots | 18.06 feet per second |
11.7 knots | 19.747 feet per second |
12.7 knots | 21.435 feet per second |
13.7 knots | 23.123 feet per second |
14.7 knots | 24.811 feet per second |
15.7 knots | 26.499 feet per second |
16.7 knots | 28.186 feet per second |
17.7 knots | 29.874 feet per second |
18.7 knots | 31.562 feet per second |