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 8438 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8438 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

8438 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 8438 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 4999.3783153391 kt

The final result is:

8438 ft/s → 4999.3783153391 kt

We conclude that 8438 feet per second is equivalent to 4999.3783153391 knots:

8438 feet per second = 4999.3783153391 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00020002487047876 × 8438 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 8438 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00020002487047876 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-eight feet per second is approximately four thousand nine hundred ninety-nine point three seven eight knots:

8438 ft/s ≅ 4999.378 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand four hundred thirty-eight 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