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 6942 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 6942 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

6942 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 6942 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 3571.2733333302 m/s

The final result is:

6942 kt → 3571.2733333302 m/s

We conclude that 6942 knots is equivalent to 3571.2733333302 meters per second:

6942 knots = 3571.2733333302 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 0.00028001217119595 × 6942 knots.

Another way is saying that 6942 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00028001217119595 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

6942 kt ≅ 3571.273 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero times six thousand nine hundred forty-two 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