MENELAUS - yes the later versions of the Lynx were mightily improved (Mk 7, 8 & 9) 3-pinion MRGB and a lot of plates riveted around the tail and it took the introduction of the T800 engines to give it any hot and high performance.
Briefly upside down is all you need, more important is positive G.
And absolutely lots of fun
I’d moved on to plank wing by that stage. Shame; I’d have loved to see the later iterations.