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 87 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 87 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

87 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 87 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 44.756666666628 m/s

The final result is:

87 kt → 44.756666666628 m/s

We conclude that 87 knots is equivalent to 44.756666666628 meters per second:

87 knots = 44.756666666628 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 0.022343040143015 × 87 knots.

Another way is saying that 87 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.022343040143015 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

87 kt ≅ 44.757 m/s

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