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 8479 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8479 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
8479 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 8479 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 5023.6701511922 kt
The final result is:
8479 ft/s → 5023.6701511922 kt
We conclude that 8479 feet per second is equivalent to 5023.6701511922 knots:
8479 feet per second = 5023.6701511922 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00019905765504184 × 8479 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 8479 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019905765504184 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 seventy-nine feet per second is approximately five thousand twenty-three point six seven knots:
8479 ft/s ≅ 5023.67 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand four hundred seventy-nine 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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8480 feet per second | 5024.263 knots |
8481 feet per second | 5024.855 knots |
8482 feet per second | 5025.448 knots |
8483 feet per second | 5026.04 knots |
8484 feet per second | 5026.633 knots |
8485 feet per second | 5027.225 knots |
8486 feet per second | 5027.818 knots |
8487 feet per second | 5028.41 knots |
8488 feet per second | 5029.003 knots |
8489 feet per second | 5029.595 knots |