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 8720 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8720 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
8720 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 8720 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 5166.4587473047 kt
The final result is:
8720 ft/s → 5166.4587473047 kt
We conclude that 8720 feet per second is equivalent to 5166.4587473047 knots:
8720 feet per second = 5166.4587473047 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00019355617627291 × 8720 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 8720 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019355617627291 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 twenty feet per second is approximately five thousand one hundred sixty-six point four five nine knots:
8720 ft/s ≅ 5166.459 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand seven 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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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 |
8729 feet per second | 5171.791 knots |
8730 feet per second | 5172.384 knots |