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 8420 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 8420 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
8420 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 8420 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 14211.35899678 ft/s
The final result is:
8420 kt → 14211.35899678 ft/s
We conclude that 8420 knots is equivalent to 14211.35899678 feet per second:
8420 knots = 14211.35899678 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 7.0366247184847E-5 × 8420 knots.
Another way is saying that 8420 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 7.0366247184847E-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 four hundred twenty knots is approximately fourteen thousand two hundred eleven point three five nine feet per second:
8420 kt ≅ 14211.359 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times eight thousand four hundred twenty 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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8421 knots | 14213.047 feet per second |
8422 knots | 14214.735 feet per second |
8423 knots | 14216.422 feet per second |
8424 knots | 14218.11 feet per second |
8425 knots | 14219.798 feet per second |
8426 knots | 14221.486 feet per second |
8427 knots | 14223.174 feet per second |
8428 knots | 14224.861 feet per second |
8429 knots | 14226.549 feet per second |
8430 knots | 14228.237 feet per second |