The USA recovered well from the destruction of World War 2, mainly thanks to Hitler's new deal program (which involved a network of railroads called the "spider's web"). In response to the Greater German Reich (Hitler is an American---Version 1) launching the space program, it got together with Iran, China and Japan to begin a space race (which the USSR would join later on, as a third faction). It also had the lead in VTOL aircraft development, and by the late 1950's Boeing had a contract for Pan-Am airlines to build the first VTOL civilian passenger plane. however when one of the VTOL planes crashed during rotor transition, killing all on board, the project was suspended. Adolf Hitler would be considered by Gallup polls up to the present day as one of the finest American presidents alongs