# 23.2320 Occupant physical environment.
(a) The applicant must design the airplane to—
(1) Allow clear communication between the flightcrew and passengers;
(2) Protect the pilot and flight controls from propellers; and
(3) Protect the occupants from serious injury due to damage to windshields, windows, and canopies.
(b) For level 4 airplanes, each windshield and its supporting structure directly in front of the pilot must withstand, without penetration, the impact equivalent to a two-pound bird when the velocity of the airplane is equal to the airplane's maximum approach flap speed.
(c) The airplane must provide each occupant with air at a breathable pressure, free of hazardous concentrations of gases, vapors, and smoke during normal operations and likely failures.
(d) If a pressurization system is installed in the airplane, it must be designed to protect against—
(1) Decompression to an unsafe level; and
(2) Excessive differential pressure.
(e) If an oxygen system is installed in the airplane, it must—
(1) Effectively provide oxygen to each user to prevent the effects of hypoxia; and
(2) Be free from hazards in itself, in its method of operation, and its effect upon other components.