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 171 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 171 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

171 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 171 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 87.969999999924 m/s

The final result is:

171 kt → 87.969999999924 m/s

We conclude that 171 knots is equivalent to 87.969999999924 meters per second:

171 knots = 87.969999999924 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 0.011367511651709 × 171 knots.

Another way is saying that 171 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.011367511651709 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that one hundred seventy-one knots is approximately eighty-seven point nine seven meters per second:

171 kt ≅ 87.97 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero one one times one hundred seventy-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