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 917 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 917 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

917 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 917 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 471.74555555515 m/s

The final result is:

917 kt → 471.74555555515 m/s

We conclude that 917 knots is equivalent to 471.74555555515 meters per second:

917 knots = 471.74555555515 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 0.0021197867965565 × 917 knots.

Another way is saying that 917 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0021197867965565 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

917 kt ≅ 471.746 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times nine hundred seventeen 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