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 38.9 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 38.9 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
38.9 kt → V(m/s)
Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in meters per second:
V(m/s) = 38.9 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s
V(m/s) = 20.011888888872 m/s
The final result is:
38.9 kt → 20.011888888872 m/s
We conclude that 38.9 knots is equivalent to 20.011888888872 meters per second:
38.9 knots = 20.011888888872 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 0.049970295435534 × 38.9 knots.
Another way is saying that 38.9 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.049970295435534 meters per second.
Approximate result
For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that thirty-eight point nine knots is approximately twenty point zero one two meters per second:
38.9 kt ≅ 20.012 m/s
An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero five times thirty-eight point nine 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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39.9 knots | 20.526 meters per second |
40.9 knots | 21.041 meters per second |
41.9 knots | 21.555 meters per second |
42.9 knots | 22.07 meters per second |
43.9 knots | 22.584 meters per second |
44.9 knots | 23.099 meters per second |
45.9 knots | 23.613 meters per second |
46.9 knots | 24.127 meters per second |
47.9 knots | 24.642 meters per second |
48.9 knots | 25.156 meters per second |