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 8462 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8462 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
8462 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 8462 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 5013.5979265702 kt
The final result is:
8462 ft/s → 5013.5979265702 kt
We conclude that 8462 feet per second is equivalent to 5013.5979265702 knots:
8462 feet per second = 5013.5979265702 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00019945755815407 × 8462 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 8462 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019945755815407 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 sixty-two feet per second is approximately five thousand thirteen point five nine eight knots:
8462 ft/s ≅ 5013.598 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand four hundred sixty-two 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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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 |
8468 feet per second | 5017.153 knots |
8469 feet per second | 5017.745 knots |
8470 feet per second | 5018.338 knots |
8471 feet per second | 5018.93 knots |
8472 feet per second | 5019.523 knots |