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 8730 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8730 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
8730 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 8730 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 5172.3835853176 kt
The final result is:
8730 ft/s → 5172.3835853176 kt
We conclude that 8730 feet per second is equivalent to 5172.3835853176 knots:
8730 feet per second = 5172.3835853176 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00019333446243983 × 8730 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 8730 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019333446243983 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 thirty feet per second is approximately five thousand one hundred seventy-two point three eight four knots:
8730 ft/s ≅ 5172.384 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand seven hundred thirty 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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8731 feet per second | 5172.976 knots |
8732 feet per second | 5173.569 knots |
8733 feet per second | 5174.161 knots |
8734 feet per second | 5174.754 knots |
8735 feet per second | 5175.346 knots |
8736 feet per second | 5175.938 knots |
8737 feet per second | 5176.531 knots |
8738 feet per second | 5177.123 knots |
8739 feet per second | 5177.716 knots |
8740 feet per second | 5178.308 knots |