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 347 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 347 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

347 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 347 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 178.51222222207 m/s

The final result is:

347 kt → 178.51222222207 m/s

We conclude that 347 knots is equivalent to 178.51222222207 meters per second:

347 knots = 178.51222222207 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 0.005601857326923 × 347 knots.

Another way is saying that 347 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.005601857326923 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

347 kt ≅ 178.512 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero six times three hundred forty-seven 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