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 8996 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8996 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
8996 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 8996 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 5329.9842764625 kt
The final result is:
8996 ft/s → 5329.9842764625 kt
We conclude that 8996 feet per second is equivalent to 5329.9842764625 knots:
8996 feet per second = 5329.9842764625 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00018761781426186 × 8996 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 8996 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00018761781426186 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that eight thousand nine hundred ninety-six feet per second is approximately five thousand three hundred twenty-nine point nine eight four knots:
8996 ft/s ≅ 5329.984 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand nine hundred ninety-six 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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8997 feet per second | 5330.577 knots |
8998 feet per second | 5331.169 knots |
8999 feet per second | 5331.762 knots |
9000 feet per second | 5332.354 knots |
9001 feet per second | 5332.947 knots |
9002 feet per second | 5333.539 knots |
9003 feet per second | 5334.132 knots |
9004 feet per second | 5334.724 knots |
9005 feet per second | 5335.317 knots |
9006 feet per second | 5335.909 knots |