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 8490 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8490 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
8490 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 8490 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 5030.1874730065 kt
The final result is:
8490 ft/s → 5030.1874730065 kt
We conclude that 8490 feet per second is equivalent to 5030.1874730065 knots:
8490 feet per second = 5030.1874730065 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00019879974759714 × 8490 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 8490 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019879974759714 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 ninety feet per second is approximately five thousand thirty point one eight seven knots:
8490 ft/s ≅ 5030.187 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand four hundred ninety 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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8491 feet per second | 5030.78 knots |
8492 feet per second | 5031.372 knots |
8493 feet per second | 5031.965 knots |
8494 feet per second | 5032.557 knots |
8495 feet per second | 5033.15 knots |
8496 feet per second | 5033.742 knots |
8497 feet per second | 5034.335 knots |
8498 feet per second | 5034.927 knots |
8499 feet per second | 5035.52 knots |
8500 feet per second | 5036.112 knots |