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 8427 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 8427 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

8427 kt → V_(ft/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:

V_(ft/s) = 8427 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s

V_(ft/s) = 14223.173665779 ft/s

The final result is:

8427 kt → 14223.173665779 ft/s

We conclude that 8427 knots is equivalent to 14223.173665779 feet per second:

8427 knots = 14223.173665779 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 7.0307796522654E-5 × 8427 knots.

Another way is saying that 8427 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 7.0307796522654E-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-seven knots is approximately fourteen thousand two hundred twenty-three point one seven four feet per second:

8427 kt ≅ 14223.174 ft/s

An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times eight thousand four hundred twenty-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