Without having read Tim Tuckers article, I wonder why the magazine chose him to write about recip vs. turbine; they mind as well invite a representative from P&W or Turbomecca to do the same - the outcome would be quite predictable and opposite, I hazard to guess.
Talking about unbiased press
Just to stir the pot a little...
here the old second hand arguments I tend to agree with:
- car engine vs. aviation engine: the car engine spends most of its time at less than 30% of its power - Lycoming's 360's (in helos and fw) probably spend most of their life at more than 80% power (adjust numbers to your liking).
- in a reciprocating engine a lot of parts move at approximately 2,600 rpm in opposite directions; in a turbine only a few parts spinning in the same direction - although a bit faster.