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 478 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 478 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

478 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 478 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 245.90444444423 m/s

The final result is:

478 kt → 245.90444444423 m/s

We conclude that 478 knots is equivalent to 245.90444444423 meters per second:

478 knots = 245.90444444423 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 0.0040666202770759 × 478 knots.

Another way is saying that 478 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0040666202770759 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

478 kt ≅ 245.904 m/s

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