Conversion formula

The conversion factor from knots to meters per second is 0.514444444444, which means that 1 knot is equal to 0.514444444444 meters per second:

1 kt = 0.514444444444 m/s

To convert 3471 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 3471 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from knots to meters per second. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 kt → 0.514444444444 m/s

3471 kt → V_(m/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:

V_(m/s) = 3471 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 1785.6366666651 m/s

The final result is:

3471 kt → 1785.6366666651 m/s

We conclude that 3471 knots is equivalent to 1785.6366666651 meters per second:

3471 knots = 1785.6366666651 meters per second

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 meter per second is equal to 0.0005600243423919 × 3471 knots.

Another way is saying that 3471 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0005600243423919 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that three thousand four hundred seventy-one knots is approximately one thousand seven hundred eighty-five point six three seven meters per second:

3471 kt ≅ 1785.637 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero one times three thousand four hundred seventy-one knots.

Conversion table

knots to meters per second chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from knots to meters per second