Convert Mach 2.5 to Knots
How fast is Mach 2.5? What is 2 and a 1⁄2 Mach in knots? Mach 2.5 to knots conversion.
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Mach 2.5 ≈
1,609.9892 Knots
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Result in Plain English
Mach 2.5 is equal to about 1,610 knots.
In Scientific Notation
Mach 2.5
= 2.5 x 100 Mach
≈ 1.60999 x 103 knots
Mach
Mach is the ratio of an object's speed to the speed of sound. For example, something traveling at Mach 5 is traveling at 5 times the speed of sound. The speed of sound varies depending on many factors. In dry air, at 0 degrees Celsius, the speed of sound is about 331.3 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