The poundal (symbol: pdl) is a unit of force that is part of the foot–pound–second system of units, in Imperial units introduced in 1877, and is from the specialized subsystem of English absolute (a coherent system).
kilonewtons
The kilonewton is a multiple of the unit bit for Force. The prefix kilo (symbol k) is defined in the International System of Units (SI) as a multiplier of 10 × 102 (1 thousand, short scale), and therefore 1 kilonewton = 10 × 102 newtons = 1000 newtons. The kilonewton has the unit symbol kN.