Swing tip assembly rotation joint

A method for providing rotation of a swing tip assembly coupled to a fluid-dynamic body, the method comprising:

• providing a rotation plate operable to couple to a swing tip assembly, and comprising a slide ring comprising an open center, an upper slide surface, an inner slide surface, and a lower slide surface;
• slidably coupling an upper joint plate to the upper slide surface and the inner slide surface, the upper joint plate operable to couple to a fluid-dynamic body;
• slidably coupling a lower joint plate to the lower slide surface and the inner slide surface, the lower joint plate operable to couple to the fluid-dynamic body;
• and
• coupling the lower joint plate to the upper joint plate through the open center.

A method for operating a rotation joint for a swing tip assembly coupled to a fluid-dynamic body, the method comprising:

• sliding an upper slide surface of a slide ring of a rotation plate on an upper slidable coupling to an upper joint plate coupled to the fluid-dynamic body;
• sliding a lower slide surface of the slide ring on a lower slidable coupling to a lower joint plate coupled to the fluid-dynamic body;
• sliding an inner slide surface of the slide ring on the upper slidable coupling to the upper joint plate and on the lower slidable coupling to the lower joint plate, the lower joint plate coupled to the upper joint plate through an open center of the slide ring;
• and
• configuring a position of the swing tip assembly in a plane of the fluid-dynamic body by rotation of the rotation plate relative to the upper joint plate and the lower joint plate, the rotation plate coupled to the swing tip assembly.