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Originally Posted by Bleiz
Also, im all new to nautical jargon, so what exactly is a knot worth? I saw a video that made me believe that 1 m/sec = 2 knots, is that correct ?
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Well,
(1) 1 knot = 1 nautical mile per hour
(2) 1 nautical mile = 2,000 yards = 1,828.8 meters
(3) 2 nautical miles = 3657.6 meters
(4) 1 hour = 3,600 seconds
(5) 1 m/s = 3,600 meters per hour = approx. 2 nautical miles per hour
so, yes, 1 m/s roughly equals 2 knots