Convert Mach 8 to Knots
How fast is Mach 8? What is Mach 8 in knots? Mach 8 to knots conversion.
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Mach 8 ≈
5,151.9654 Knots
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Result in Plain English
Mach 8 is equal to about 5,150 knots.
In Scientific Notation
Mach 8
= 8 x 100 Mach
≈ 5.15197 x 103 knots
Mach
Mach is the ratio of an object's speed to the speed of sound. For example, something traveling at Mach 5 is traveling at 5 times the speed of sound. The speed of sound varies depending on many factors. In dry air, at 0 degrees Celsius, the speed of sound is about 331.3 meters per second.
Knots
A knot is a unit of speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour. Something traveling at one knot is going about 1.151 land miles per hour.Common abbreviations: kn, kt