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 8379 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 8379 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
8379 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 8379 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 14142.158792639 ft/s
The final result is:
8379 kt → 14142.158792639 ft/s
We conclude that 8379 knots is equivalent to 14142.158792639 feet per second:
8379 knots = 14142.158792639 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 7.0710562274306E-5 × 8379 knots.
Another way is saying that 8379 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 7.0710562274306E-5 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand three hundred seventy-nine knots is approximately fourteen thousand one hundred forty-two point one five nine feet per second:
8379 kt ≅ 14142.159 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times eight thousand three hundred seventy-nine 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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8380 knots | 14143.847 feet per second |
8381 knots | 14145.534 feet per second |
8382 knots | 14147.222 feet per second |
8383 knots | 14148.91 feet per second |
8384 knots | 14150.598 feet per second |
8385 knots | 14152.286 feet per second |
8386 knots | 14153.973 feet per second |
8387 knots | 14155.661 feet per second |
8388 knots | 14157.349 feet per second |
8389 knots | 14159.037 feet per second |