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 8520 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8520 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
8520 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 8520 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 5047.9619870454 kt
The final result is:
8520 ft/s → 5047.9619870454 kt
We conclude that 8520 feet per second is equivalent to 5047.9619870454 knots:
8520 feet per second = 5047.9619870454 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00019809974848588 × 8520 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 8520 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019809974848588 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand five hundred twenty feet per second is approximately five thousand forty-seven point nine six two knots:
8520 ft/s ≅ 5047.962 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand five hundred twenty 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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8521 feet per second | 5048.554 knots |
8522 feet per second | 5049.147 knots |
8523 feet per second | 5049.739 knots |
8524 feet per second | 5050.332 knots |
8525 feet per second | 5050.924 knots |
8526 feet per second | 5051.517 knots |
8527 feet per second | 5052.109 knots |
8528 feet per second | 5052.702 knots |
8529 feet per second | 5053.294 knots |
8530 feet per second | 5053.887 knots |