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 8742 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8742 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
8742 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 8742 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 5179.4933909332 kt
The final result is:
8742 ft/s → 5179.4933909332 kt
We conclude that 8742 feet per second is equivalent to 5179.4933909332 knots:
8742 feet per second = 5179.4933909332 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00019306907539462 × 8742 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 8742 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00019306907539462 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 forty-two feet per second is approximately five thousand one hundred seventy-nine point four nine three knots:
8742 ft/s ≅ 5179.493 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand seven hundred forty-two 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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8743 feet per second | 5180.086 knots |
8744 feet per second | 5180.678 knots |
8745 feet per second | 5181.271 knots |
8746 feet per second | 5181.863 knots |
8747 feet per second | 5182.456 knots |
8748 feet per second | 5183.048 knots |
8749 feet per second | 5183.641 knots |
8750 feet per second | 5184.233 knots |
8751 feet per second | 5184.826 knots |
8752 feet per second | 5185.418 knots |