Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from knots to feet per second is 1.6878098570997, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.6878098570997 feet per second:
1 kt = 1.6878098570997 ft/s
To convert 8480 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 8480 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 kt → 1.6878098570997 ft/s
8480 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 8480 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 14312.627588206 ft/s
The final result is:
8480 kt → 14312.627588206 ft/s
We conclude that 8480 knots is equivalent to 14312.627588206 feet per second:
8480 knots = 14312.627588206 feet per second
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 6.9868372794388E-5 × 8480 knots.
Another way is saying that 8480 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 6.9868372794388E-5 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand four hundred eighty knots is approximately fourteen thousand three hundred twelve point six two eight feet per second:
8480 kt ≅ 14312.628 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times eight thousand four hundred eighty knots.
Conversion table
knots to feet per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to feet per second
knots (kt) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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8481 knots | 14314.315 feet per second |
8482 knots | 14316.003 feet per second |
8483 knots | 14317.691 feet per second |
8484 knots | 14319.379 feet per second |
8485 knots | 14321.067 feet per second |
8486 knots | 14322.754 feet per second |
8487 knots | 14324.442 feet per second |
8488 knots | 14326.13 feet per second |
8489 knots | 14327.818 feet per second |
8490 knots | 14329.506 feet per second |