Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from knots to feet per second is 1.6878098570997, which means that 1 knot is equal to 1.6878098570997 feet per second:
1 kt = 1.6878098570997 ft/s
To convert 8742 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 8742 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to feet per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 kt → 1.6878098570997 ft/s
8742 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 8742 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 14754.833770766 ft/s
The final result is:
8742 kt → 14754.833770766 ft/s
We conclude that 8742 knots is equivalent to 14754.833770766 feet per second:
8742 knots = 14754.833770766 feet per second
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 foot per second is equal to 6.7774399599223E-5 × 8742 knots.
Another way is saying that 8742 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 6.7774399599223E-5 feet per second.
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 knots is approximately fourteen thousand seven hundred fifty-four point eight three four feet per second:
8742 kt ≅ 14754.834 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero times eight thousand seven hundred forty-two knots.
Conversion table
knots to feet per second chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to feet per second
knots (kt) | feet per second (ft/s) |
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8743 knots | 14756.522 feet per second |
8744 knots | 14758.209 feet per second |
8745 knots | 14759.897 feet per second |
8746 knots | 14761.585 feet per second |
8747 knots | 14763.273 feet per second |
8748 knots | 14764.961 feet per second |
8749 knots | 14766.648 feet per second |
8750 knots | 14768.336 feet per second |
8751 knots | 14770.024 feet per second |
8752 knots | 14771.712 feet per second |