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 8999 feet per second into knots we have to multiply 8999 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
8999 ft/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 8999 ft/s × 0.59248380129641 kt
V(kt) = 5331.7617278664 kt
The final result is:
8999 ft/s → 5331.7617278664 kt
We conclude that 8999 feet per second is equivalent to 5331.7617278664 knots:
8999 feet per second = 5331.7617278664 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.00018755526804086 × 8999 feet per second.
Another way is saying that 8999 feet per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00018755526804086 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-nine feet per second is approximately five thousand three hundred thirty-one point seven six two knots:
8999 ft/s ≅ 5331.762 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand nine hundred ninety-nine 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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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 |
9007 feet per second | 5336.502 knots |
9008 feet per second | 5337.094 knots |
9009 feet per second | 5337.687 knots |