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 8340 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 8340 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

8340 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 8340 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 4290.466666663 m/s

The final result is:

8340 kt → 4290.466666663 m/s

We conclude that 8340 knots is equivalent to 4290.466666663 meters per second:

8340 knots = 4290.466666663 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 0.00023307487918972 × 8340 knots.

Another way is saying that 8340 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.00023307487918972 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

8340 kt ≅ 4290.467 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero times eight thousand three hundred forty 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