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 7171 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 7171 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

7171 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 7171 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 3689.0811111079 m/s

The final result is:

7171 kt → 3689.0811111079 m/s

We conclude that 7171 knots is equivalent to 3689.0811111079 meters per second:

7171 knots = 3689.0811111079 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 0.00027107021230544 × 7171 knots.

Another way is saying that 7171 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00027107021230544 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

7171 kt ≅ 3689.081 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero times seven thousand one hundred seventy-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