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 8421 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8421 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
8421 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 8421 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 4989.3060907171 kt
The final result is:
8421 ft/s → 4989.3060907171 kt
We conclude that 8421 feet per second is equivalent to 4989.3060907171 knots:
8421 feet per second = 4989.3060907171 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.0002004286732098 × 8421 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 8421 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0002004286732098 knots.
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-one feet per second is approximately four thousand nine hundred eighty-nine point three zero six knots:
8421 ft/s ≅ 4989.306 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand four hundred twenty-one 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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8422 feet per second | 4989.899 knots |
8423 feet per second | 4990.491 knots |
8424 feet per second | 4991.084 knots |
8425 feet per second | 4991.676 knots |
8426 feet per second | 4992.269 knots |
8427 feet per second | 4992.861 knots |
8428 feet per second | 4993.453 knots |
8429 feet per second | 4994.046 knots |
8430 feet per second | 4994.638 knots |
8431 feet per second | 4995.231 knots |