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 17.1 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 17.1 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
17.1 kt → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 17.1 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s
V(m/s) = 8.7969999999924 m/s
The final result is:
17.1 kt → 8.7969999999924 m/s
We conclude that 17.1 knots is equivalent to 8.7969999999924 meters per second:
17.1 knots = 8.7969999999924 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 0.11367511651709 × 17.1 knots.
Another way is saying that 17.1 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11367511651709 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seventeen point one knots is approximately eight point seven nine seven meters per second:
17.1 kt ≅ 8.797 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point one one four times seventeen 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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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 |
26.1 knots | 13.427 meters per second |
27.1 knots | 13.941 meters per second |