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 8434 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8434 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
8434 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 8434 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 4997.0083801339 kt
The final result is:
8434 ft/s → 4997.0083801339 kt
We conclude that 8434 feet per second is equivalent to 4997.0083801339 knots:
8434 feet per second = 4997.0083801339 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00020011973643582 × 8434 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 8434 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00020011973643582 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 thirty-four feet per second is approximately four thousand nine hundred ninety-seven point zero zero eight knots:
8434 ft/s ≅ 4997.008 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand four hundred thirty-four 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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8435 feet per second | 4997.601 knots |
8436 feet per second | 4998.193 knots |
8437 feet per second | 4998.786 knots |
8438 feet per second | 4999.378 knots |
8439 feet per second | 4999.971 knots |
8440 feet per second | 5000.563 knots |
8441 feet per second | 5001.156 knots |
8442 feet per second | 5001.748 knots |
8443 feet per second | 5002.341 knots |
8444 feet per second | 5002.933 knots |