Pitch horn joint

An aircraft comprising a tail rotor, the tail rotor comprising:

• a rotor hub comprising a pitch spider, the pitch spider comprising a central body and a plurality of pitch spider legs extending from the central body;
• a plurality of rotor blades, each of the plurality of rotor blades corresponding to one of the plurality of pitch spider legs;
• a plurality of pitch adapters, each pitch adapter joined to a respective one of the plurality of rotor blades, and each pitch adapter comprising a pitch horn;
• and
• a plurality of pitch horn joints each joining one of the plurality of pitch adapters to a corresponding one of the plurality of pitch spider legs, each pitch horn joint comprising:
• a pitch horn joint bolt extending from the pitch horn of the pitch adapter to the pitch spider leg along a pitch horn joint axis, the pitch horn joint bolt fixed to the pitch horn of the pitch adapter;
• a spherical bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring;
• and
• a slider sleeve coupled between the spherical bearing and the pitch horn joint bolt, the slider sleeve enabling the pitch horn to translate relative to the pitch spider leg along the pitch horn joint axis.

A pitch horn joint between a pitch spider and a pitch adapter of a rotor blade, the pitch horn joint comprising:

• a pitch horn joint bolt extending along a pitch horn joint axis from a pitch horn of the pitch adapter to a pitch spider leg of the pitch spider, the pitch horn joint bolt fixed to the pitch horn of the pitch adapter;
• a spherical bearing having an inner ring and an outer ring;
• and
• a slider sleeve coupled between the spherical bearing and the pitch horn joint bolt, the slider sleeve enabling the pitch horn of the pitch adapter to translate relative to the pitch spider leg along the pitch horn joint axis.