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 261 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 261 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

261 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 261 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 134.26999999988 m/s

The final result is:

261 kt → 134.26999999988 m/s

We conclude that 261 knots is equivalent to 134.26999999988 meters per second:

261 knots = 134.26999999988 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 0.0074476800476716 × 261 knots.

Another way is saying that 261 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0074476800476716 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

261 kt ≅ 134.27 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero seven times two hundred sixty-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