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 17.2 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 17.2 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
17.2 kt → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 17.2 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s
V(m/s) = 8.8484444444368 m/s
The final result is:
17.2 kt → 8.8484444444368 m/s
We conclude that 17.2 knots is equivalent to 8.8484444444368 meters per second:
17.2 knots = 8.8484444444368 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 0.11301421467688 × 17.2 knots.
Another way is saying that 17.2 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11301421467688 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 two knots is approximately eight point eight four eight meters per second:
17.2 kt ≅ 8.848 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point one one three times seventeen point two 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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18.2 knots | 9.363 meters per second |
19.2 knots | 9.877 meters per second |
20.2 knots | 10.392 meters per second |
21.2 knots | 10.906 meters per second |
22.2 knots | 11.421 meters per second |
23.2 knots | 11.935 meters per second |
24.2 knots | 12.45 meters per second |
25.2 knots | 12.964 meters per second |
26.2 knots | 13.478 meters per second |
27.2 knots | 13.993 meters per second |