A pressurized aircraft having an exterior surface provided by an energy absorbing panel, the energy absorbing panel comprising: an interior side subject to a pressure within the aircraft; and an exterior side subject to being struck by an object, the panel being formed of a material that deforms in response to a threshold amount of impact energy caused by an object strike, thereby absorbing and dissipating at least a portion of the impact energy, wherein: the interior and exterior sides are formed by opposite facing surfaces of a single monolithic skin and the monolithic skin includes areas of increased thickness that provide reinforcement features (512, 514, 516, 518, 520, 522); the energy absorbing panel is a domed crown panel disposed above windows of a cockpit on the aircraft; the pressurized aircraft has a cockpit window frame including at least one window post (404,406,408) and an aft window frame; and the reinforcement features in the energy absorbing panel comprise: a forward edge reinforcing feature formed in the skin and coupled with the aft window frame; and at least one window post reinforcing feature formed in the skin and aligned with the at least one window post (404,406,408). an interior side subject to a pressure within the aircraft; and an exterior side subject to being struck by an object, the panel being formed of a material that deforms in response to a threshold amount of impact energy caused by an object strike, thereby absorbing and dissipating at least a portion of the impact energy, wherein: the interior and exterior sides are formed by opposite facing surfaces of a single monolithic skin and the monolithic skin includes areas of increased thickness that provide reinforcement features (512, 514, 516, 518, 520, 522); the energy absorbing panel is a domed crown panel disposed above windows of a cockpit on the aircraft; the pressurized aircraft has a cockpit window frame including at least one window post (404,406,408) and an aft window frame; and the reinforcement features in the energy absorbing panel comprise: a forward edge reinforcing feature formed in the skin and coupled with the aft window frame; and at least one window post reinforcing feature formed in the skin and aligned with the at least one window post (404,406,408). the interior and exterior sides are formed by opposite facing surfaces of a single monolithic skin and the monolithic skin includes areas of increased thickness that provide reinforcement features (512, 514, 516, 518, 520, 522); the energy absorbing panel is a domed crown panel disposed above windows of a cockpit on the aircraft; the pressurized aircraft has a cockpit window frame including at least one window post (404,406,408) and an aft window frame; and the reinforcement features in the energy absorbing panel comprise: a forward edge reinforcing feature formed in the skin and coupled with the aft window frame; and at least one window post reinforcing feature formed in the skin and aligned with the at least one window post (404,406,408). a forward edge reinforcing feature formed in the skin and coupled with the aft window frame; and at least one window post reinforcing feature formed in the skin and aligned with the at least one window post (404,406,408).