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 5.8 knots into feet per second we have to multiply 5.8 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
5.8 kt → V(ft/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in feet per second:
V(ft/s) = 5.8 kt × 1.6878098570997 ft/s
V(ft/s) = 9.7892971711785 ft/s
The final result is:
5.8 kt → 9.7892971711785 ft/s
We conclude that 5.8 knots is equivalent to 9.7892971711785 feet per second:
5.8 knots = 9.7892971711785 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 0.10215237953386 × 5.8 knots.
Another way is saying that 5.8 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.10215237953386 feet per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that five point eight knots is approximately nine point seven eight nine feet per second:
5.8 kt ≅ 9.789 ft/s
An alternative is also that one foot per second is approximately zero point one zero two times five point eight 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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6.8 knots | 11.477 feet per second |
7.8 knots | 13.165 feet per second |
8.8 knots | 14.853 feet per second |
9.8 knots | 16.541 feet per second |
10.8 knots | 18.228 feet per second |
11.8 knots | 19.916 feet per second |
12.8 knots | 21.604 feet per second |
13.8 knots | 23.292 feet per second |
14.8 knots | 24.98 feet per second |
15.8 knots | 26.667 feet per second |