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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 17.4 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 17.4 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

17.4 kt → V(m/s)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:

V(m/s) = 17.4 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V(m/s) = 8.9513333333256 m/s

The final result is:

17.4 kt → 8.9513333333256 m/s

We conclude that 17.4 knots is equivalent to 8.9513333333256 meters per second:

17.4 knots = 8.9513333333256 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 0.11171520071507 × 17.4 knots.

Another way is saying that 17.4 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.11171520071507 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 four knots is approximately eight point nine five one meters per second:

17.4 kt ≅ 8.951 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point one one two times seventeen point four 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)
18.4 knots 9.466 meters per second
19.4 knots 9.98 meters per second
20.4 knots 10.495 meters per second
21.4 knots 11.009 meters per second
22.4 knots 11.524 meters per second
23.4 knots 12.038 meters per second
24.4 knots 12.552 meters per second
25.4 knots 13.067 meters per second
26.4 knots 13.581 meters per second
27.4 knots 14.096 meters per second