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 8397 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 8397 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
8397 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 8397 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 14172.539370066 ft/s
The final result is:
8397 kt → 14172.539370066 ft/s
We conclude that 8397 knots is equivalent to 14172.539370066 feet per second:
8397 knots = 14172.539370066 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 7.0558985506301E-5 × 8397 knots.
Another way is saying that 8397 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 7.0558985506301E-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 ninety-seven knots is approximately fourteen thousand one hundred seventy-two point five three nine feet per second:
8397 kt ≅ 14172.539 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times eight thousand three hundred ninety-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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8398 knots | 14174.227 feet per second |
8399 knots | 14175.915 feet per second |
8400 knots | 14177.603 feet per second |
8401 knots | 14179.291 feet per second |
8402 knots | 14180.978 feet per second |
8403 knots | 14182.666 feet per second |
8404 knots | 14184.354 feet per second |
8405 knots | 14186.042 feet per second |
8406 knots | 14187.73 feet per second |
8407 knots | 14189.417 feet per second |