Knot (kn)
The knot is used in marine and aviation navigation for ship, aircraft, and wind speed.
History: the knot is named after the knots on a ship log line once used to estimate speed at sea.
Quickly convert knots to meters per second without lookup tables or manual math.
This page is focused on converting knots to meters per second. Type a number into the first field and the result appears immediately in the second field.
Example: 1 kn = 0.5144444444 m/s. Conversion formula: result = value × 0.51444444444444 / 1.
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The knot is used in marine and aviation navigation for ship, aircraft, and wind speed.
History: the knot is named after the knots on a ship log line once used to estimate speed at sea.
The meter per second is the SI unit of speed and is useful in physics, mechanics, and engineering.
History: meters per second became an SI derived unit after the standardization of the meter and second.
Enter a value in the Knot field. The converter applies the formula "result = value × 0.51444444444444 / 1" and immediately shows the result in meters per second.
1 kn = 0.5144444444 m/s.
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