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 780 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 780 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

780 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 780 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 401.26666666632 m/s

The final result is:

780 kt → 401.26666666632 m/s

We conclude that 780 knots is equivalent to 401.26666666632 meters per second:

780 knots = 401.26666666632 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 0.002492108323644 × 780 knots.

Another way is saying that 780 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.002492108323644 meters per second.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that seven hundred eighty knots is approximately four hundred one point two six seven meters per second:

780 kt ≅ 401.267 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times seven hundred eighty 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