Convert 2,900 Knots to Meters per Second
How fast is 2,900 knots? What is 2.9 thousand knots in meters per second? 2,900 knots to m/s conversion.
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2,900 Knots ≈
1,491.8889 Meters per Second
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Result in Plain English
2,900 knots is equal to about 1,490 meters per second.
In Scientific Notation
2,900 knots
= 2.9 x 103 knots
≈ 1.49189 x 103 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