Unit Converter
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 8397 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8397 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
8397 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 8397 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 4975.0864794859 kt
The final result is:
8397 ft/s → 4975.0864794859 kt
We conclude that 8397 feet per second is equivalent to 4975.0864794859 knots:
8397 feet per second = 4975.0864794859 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00020100153115395 × 8397 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 8397 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00020100153115395 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand three hundred ninety-seven feet per second is approximately four thousand nine hundred seventy-five point zero eight six knots:
8397 ft/s ≅ 4975.086 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand three hundred ninety-seven 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
feet per second (ft/s) | knots (kt) |
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8398 feet per second | 4975.679 knots |
8399 feet per second | 4976.271 knots |
8400 feet per second | 4976.864 knots |
8401 feet per second | 4977.456 knots |
8402 feet per second | 4978.049 knots |
8403 feet per second | 4978.641 knots |
8404 feet per second | 4979.234 knots |
8405 feet per second | 4979.826 knots |
8406 feet per second | 4980.419 knots |
8407 feet per second | 4981.011 knots |