Buccaneer Aerobatics
OK, I'll try to answer the OP without too much self-incrimination. As CM has correctly surmised, while a dream to fly at low level the Bucc quickly turned into a bit of a barge when the vertical was involved. THAT SAID, the roll-off-the top was a standard manoeuvre, and I seem to remember flying them during early OCU sorties - wonderful for building confidence in handling. We were actively discouraged from completing the second part of the loop because so many pilots had frightened themselves badly over the years, and most importantly severely frightened their navs! At any speed where the ac wasn't G-limited, the optimum turn performance was defined by the 'steady note' at 20 ADD. However at slow speed (eg top of a loop) the pitch rate generated at the steady note was pretty appalling, it was very easy to over-correct and the effect of gravity on ac acceleration on the back side of the loop was astonishing. It would have been very easy to feel that you were losing control of the situation. In practice, a disciplined adherence to maintaining the optimum ADD and transferring to the limit/target G would result in a perfectly safe return to level flight - but it used up a lot of sky! Another trick for recovering a feeling of control over what (allegedly) felt like a runaway train might have been to crack the (incredibly efficient) airbrake on the way down. All in all, it was a wonderful aircraft, especially in its element at low level, but with the performance to cruise (and maintain formation) at FL 390, AAR up to FL 330 (these figures based on personal experience - others may have done better/worse depending on fit/drag). A properly planned and well-flown display showed the aircraft off well - but it wasn't a fighter, and classic aeros, while fun and challenging to fly well, never really suited the Bucc. We had better things to do!