Unit Converter
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 12.1 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 12.1 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
12.1 kt → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 12.1 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s
V(m/s) = 6.2247777777724 m/s
The final result is:
12.1 kt → 6.2247777777724 m/s
We conclude that 12.1 knots is equivalent to 6.2247777777724 meters per second:
12.1 knots = 6.2247777777724 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 0.16064830516052 × 12.1 knots.
Another way is saying that 12.1 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.16064830516052 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that twelve point one knots is approximately six point two two five meters per second:
12.1 kt ≅ 6.225 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point one six one times twelve point 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
knots (kt) | meters per second (m/s) |
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13.1 knots | 6.739 meters per second |
14.1 knots | 7.254 meters per second |
15.1 knots | 7.768 meters per second |
16.1 knots | 8.283 meters per second |
17.1 knots | 8.797 meters per second |
18.1 knots | 9.311 meters per second |
19.1 knots | 9.826 meters per second |
20.1 knots | 10.34 meters per second |
21.1 knots | 10.855 meters per second |
22.1 knots | 11.369 meters per second |