Originally Posted by l1011

The fact that the stairs were not tall enough for the airplane got me thinking. So this question is for anyone familiar with B744.

I know it would not be feasible to allow the passengers to enter and exit in this way but is their not any kind of access way for crew to enter and exit the aircraft without using stairs and the passenger doors. For example I know on the L1011 their was a way you could enter and exit the airplane using the forward avionics bay hatch by the nose gear. Does the B744 have anything like this.