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 871 knots into meters per second we have to multiply 871 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

871 kt → V_(m/s)

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

V_(m/s) = 871 kt × 0.514444444444 m/s

V_(m/s) = 448.08111111072 m/s

The final result is:

871 kt → 448.08111111072 m/s

We conclude that 871 knots is equivalent to 448.08111111072 meters per second:

871 knots = 448.08111111072 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 0.0022317387972931 × 871 knots.

Another way is saying that 871 knots is equal to 1 ÷ 0.0022317387972931 meters per second.

Approximate result

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

871 kt ≅ 448.081 m/s

An alternative is also that one meter per second is approximately zero point zero zero two times eight hundred seventy-one 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