TBH an AIR DISPLAY is not about carting some super jet around the scenery at max speed and noise - it is about precision flying
I always felt that the Lightning was dreadful display aircraft - it made a lot of noise but it disappeared from sight for well over half the time - compared to the Hunter it was grim to watch. The Hawk is a pretty good aeroplane for display flying - you can always roll out the heavy iron for a few passes (or very slow ones if you are Russian) to show what you've got but for a display give me something that can turn inside a 4km circle