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 8518 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 8518 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
8518 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 8518 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 14376.764362776 ft/s
The final result is:
8518 kt → 14376.764362776 ft/s
We conclude that 8518 knots is equivalent to 14376.764362776 feet per second:
8518 knots = 14376.764362776 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 6.9556680124021E-5 × 8518 knots.
Another way is saying that 8518 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 6.9556680124021E-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 five hundred eighteen knots is approximately fourteen thousand three hundred seventy-six point seven six four feet per second:
8518 kt ≅ 14376.764 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times eight thousand five hundred eighteen 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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8519 knots | 14378.452 feet per second |
8520 knots | 14380.14 feet per second |
8521 knots | 14381.828 feet per second |
8522 knots | 14383.516 feet per second |
8523 knots | 14385.203 feet per second |
8524 knots | 14386.891 feet per second |
8525 knots | 14388.579 feet per second |
8526 knots | 14390.267 feet per second |
8527 knots | 14391.955 feet per second |
8528 knots | 14393.642 feet per second |