Unit Converter
Conversion formula
The conversion factor from meters per second to knots is 1.9438444924423, which means that 1 meter per second is equal to 1.9438444924423 knots:
1 m/s = 1.9438444924423 kt
To convert 15.9 meters per second into knots we have to multiply 15.9 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from meters per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:
1 m/s → 1.9438444924423 kt
15.9 m/s → V(kt)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:
V(kt) = 15.9 m/s × 1.9438444924423 kt
V(kt) = 30.907127429832 kt
The final result is:
15.9 m/s → 30.907127429832 kt
We conclude that 15.9 meters per second is equivalent to 30.907127429832 knots:
15.9 meters per second = 30.907127429832 knots
Alternative conversion
We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.032354996505912 × 15.9 meters per second.
Another way is saying that 15.9 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 0.032354996505912 knots.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that fifteen point nine meters per second is approximately thirty point nine zero seven knots:
15.9 m/s ≅ 30.907 kt
An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero three two times fifteen point nine meters per second.
Conversion table
meters per second to knots chart
For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters per second to knots
meters per second (m/s) | knots (kt) |
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16.9 meters per second | 32.851 knots |
17.9 meters per second | 34.795 knots |
18.9 meters per second | 36.739 knots |
19.9 meters per second | 38.683 knots |
20.9 meters per second | 40.626 knots |
21.9 meters per second | 42.57 knots |
22.9 meters per second | 44.514 knots |
23.9 meters per second | 46.458 knots |
24.9 meters per second | 48.402 knots |
25.9 meters per second | 50.346 knots |