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 987 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 987 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

987 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 987 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 507.75666666623 m/s

The final result is:

987 kt → 507.75666666623 m/s

We conclude that 987 knots is equivalent to 507.75666666623 meters per second:

987 knots = 507.75666666623 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 0.001969447307439 × 987 knots.

Another way is saying that 987 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.001969447307439 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 eighty-seven knots is approximately five hundred seven point seven five seven meters per second:

987 kt ≅ 507.757 m/s

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