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 8457 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8457 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
8457 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 8457 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 5010.6355075637 kt
The final result is:
8457 ft/s → 5010.6355075637 kt
We conclude that 8457 feet per second is equivalent to 5010.6355075637 knots:
8457 feet per second = 5010.6355075637 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00019957548268887 × 8457 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 8457 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019957548268887 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 fifty-seven feet per second is approximately five thousand ten point six three six knots:
8457 ft/s ≅ 5010.636 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand four hundred fifty-seven 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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8458 feet per second | 5011.228 knots |
8459 feet per second | 5011.82 knots |
8460 feet per second | 5012.413 knots |
8461 feet per second | 5013.005 knots |
8462 feet per second | 5013.598 knots |
8463 feet per second | 5014.19 knots |
8464 feet per second | 5014.783 knots |
8465 feet per second | 5015.375 knots |
8466 feet per second | 5015.968 knots |
8467 feet per second | 5016.56 knots |