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 8440 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8440 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
8440 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 8440 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 5000.5632829417 kt
The final result is:
8440 ft/s → 5000.5632829417 kt
We conclude that 8440 feet per second is equivalent to 5000.5632829417 knots:
8440 feet per second = 5000.5632829417 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00019997747122035 × 8440 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 8440 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019997747122035 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 forty feet per second is approximately five thousand point five six three knots:
8440 ft/s ≅ 5000.563 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand four hundred forty 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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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 |
8445 feet per second | 5003.526 knots |
8446 feet per second | 5004.118 knots |
8447 feet per second | 5004.711 knots |
8448 feet per second | 5005.303 knots |
8449 feet per second | 5005.896 knots |
8450 feet per second | 5006.488 knots |