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 8290 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8290 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

8290 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 8290 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 4911.6907127472 kt

The final result is:

8290 ft/s → 4911.6907127472 kt

We conclude that 8290 feet per second is equivalent to 4911.6907127472 knots:

8290 feet per second = 4911.6907127472 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00020359588143543 × 8290 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 8290 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00020359588143543 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand two hundred ninety feet per second is approximately four thousand nine hundred eleven point six nine one knots:

8290 ft/s ≅ 4911.691 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand two hundred ninety 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