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 15.1 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 15.1 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
15.1 kt → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 15.1 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s
V(m/s) = 7.7681111111044 m/s
The final result is:
15.1 kt → 7.7681111111044 m/s
We conclude that 15.1 knots is equivalent to 7.7681111111044 meters per second:
15.1 knots = 7.7681111111044 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 0.12873142334055 × 15.1 knots.
Another way is saying that 15.1 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.12873142334055 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifteen point one knots is approximately seven point seven six eight meters per second:
15.1 kt ≅ 7.768 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point one two nine times fifteen 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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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 |
23.1 knots | 11.884 meters per second |
24.1 knots | 12.398 meters per second |
25.1 knots | 12.913 meters per second |