Boom Supersonic receives first engine-building machine for supersonic flight
Published on Jul 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Jul 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Emma Matthews
Boom Supersonic just took delivery of a massive CNC lathe machine to build the engine for supersonic flights.
For reference, a CNC lathe machine is basically a tool that automatically fine-tunes engine components.
Translated into simple terms, it’s the first step towards building an engine that can support supersonic flights.
It’s a potential game changer.
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Why this is great news for Boom Supersonic
We’ve seen a ton of different supersonic aircraft concepts and prototypes but it all felt a bit vaporware-esque so far.
However, the fact that Boom Supersonic is now using a CNC lathe machine for its engine is good news.
The company shared a video of the new machine on X, and it’s absolutely massive.
It’s like somebody saying they want to become a farmer and then they actually go ahead and buy a combine harvester.
The outcome is still uncertain, but at least the company is taking a concrete step toward realizing its goal.
Where are we with supersonic flights
We haven’t had supersonic flights since Concorde – well over 20 years ago at this point – but things are changing now.
Two companies in particular stand out.
Actually, the second one can hardly be called a company because it’s NASA.
The X-59, pictured below, the front man of NASA’s silent supersonic planes is built to look like a fighter jet, but has a single engine installed on top of the plane, no windows, and a surprising, 38-foot-long nose.
The American space agency has actually been testing it.
Then there’s Boom Supersonic, and they too, like NASA, have already completed some test flights.
We’re still years – or maybe decades – away from something we can realistically call a Concorde successor, but we are at least making some progress.
After beginning his automotive writing career at DriveTribe, Alessandro has been with Supercar Blondie since the launch of the website in 2022. In fact, he penned the very first article published on supercarblondie.com. He’s covered subjects from cars to aircraft, watches, and luxury yachts - and even crypto. He can largely be found heading up the site’s new-supercar and SBX coverage and being the first to bring our readers the news that they’re hungry for.
