Convert 1,700 Knots to Meters per Second
How fast is 1,700 knots? What is 1.7 thousand knots in meters per second? 1,700 knots to m/s conversion.
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1,700 Knots ≈
874.55556 Meters per Second
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Result in Plain English
1,700 knots is equal to about 875 meters per second.
Result as a Fraction
1,700 knots
= 7,871⁄9 meters per second
= 874 and 5⁄9 meters per second
In Scientific Notation
1,700 knots
= 1.7 x 103 knots
≈ 8.74556 x 102 meters per second
Knots
A knot is a unit of speed, equal to one nautical mile per hour. Something traveling at one knot is going about 1.151 land miles per hour.Common abbreviations: kn, kt
Meters per Second
A meter per second is a unit of speed. One meter per second is exactly 3.6 kilometers per hour, or about 2.237 miles per hour.Common abbreviations: m/s, mps