Conversion formula

The conversion factor from meters per second to knots is 1.9438444924423, which means that 1 meter per second is equal to 1.9438444924423 knots:

1 m/s = 1.9438444924423 kt

To convert 8427 meters per second into knots we have to multiply 8427 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from meters per second to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 m/s → 1.9438444924423 kt

8427 m/s → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 8427 m/s × 1.9438444924423 kt

V_(kt) = 16380.777537811 kt

The final result is:

8427 m/s → 16380.777537811 kt

We conclude that 8427 meters per second is equivalent to 16380.777537811 knots:

8427 meters per second = 16380.777537811 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 6.1047163218702E-5 × 8427 meters per second.

Another way is saying that 8427 meters per second is equal to 1 ÷ 6.1047163218702E-5 knots.

Approximate result

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

8427 m/s ≅ 16380.778 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero times eight thousand four hundred twenty-seven meters per second.

Conversion table

meters per second to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from meters per second to knots