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 8668 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8668 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

8668 ft/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 8668 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt

V_(kt) = 5135.6495896373 kt

The final result is:

8668 ft/s → 5135.6495896373 kt

We conclude that 8668 feet per second is equivalent to 5135.6495896373 knots:

8668 feet per second = 5135.6495896373 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00019471733469079 × 8668 feet per second.

Another way is saying that 8668 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019471733469079 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand six hundred sixty-eight feet per second is approximately five thousand one hundred thirty-five point six five knots:

8668 ft/s ≅ 5135.65 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand six hundred sixty-eight 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