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 8718 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8718 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
8718 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 8718 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 5165.2737797021 kt
The final result is:
8718 ft/s → 5165.2737797021 kt
We conclude that 8718 feet per second is equivalent to 5165.2737797021 knots:
8718 feet per second = 5165.2737797021 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00019360058007568 × 8718 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 8718 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019360058007568 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand seven hundred eighteen feet per second is approximately five thousand one hundred sixty-five point two seven four knots:
8718 ft/s ≅ 5165.274 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand seven hundred eighteen 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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8719 feet per second | 5165.866 knots |
8720 feet per second | 5166.459 knots |
8721 feet per second | 5167.051 knots |
8722 feet per second | 5167.644 knots |
8723 feet per second | 5168.236 knots |
8724 feet per second | 5168.829 knots |
8725 feet per second | 5169.421 knots |
8726 feet per second | 5170.014 knots |
8727 feet per second | 5170.606 knots |
8728 feet per second | 5171.199 knots |